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For a normal eye, the cornea of eye provides a converging power of 40 D and the least converging power of the eye lens behind the cornea is 20 D. Using this information, the distance between the retina and the cornea-eye lens can be estimated to be

a
1.67 cm
b
1.5 cm
c
5 cm
d
2.5 cm

detailed solution

Correct option is A

Converging power of corneaPc=+40DLeast converging power of eye lens,Pe=+20DPower of the eye-lens,P=Pc+Pe=40D+20D=60DPower of the eye lensP=1Focal  length of  the  eye lensff=1P=160D=160m=10060cm=53cmDistance between the retina and cornea-eye lens= Focal length of the eye lens=53cm=1.67cm

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