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Calculate lens power where appropriate.
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Physics of the eye
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Defects of vision and correction
Aqa A Level PhysicsMedical physics
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Calculate lens power where appropriate
- This point belongs to Physics of the eye, especially Defects of vision and correction.
- You need to be able to calculate lens power where appropriate.
- The key ideas to know are lens, where, and calculate.
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Open revision notesRelated learning objectives
- Describe image formation by the eye.
Physics of vision
- Explain accommodation and focusing.
Physics of vision
- Use lens ideas to describe sharp image formation.
Physics of vision
- Link optical power to focal length.
Physics of vision
- Distinguish myopia from hypermetropia.
Defects of vision and correction
