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26.2 Exercise 9

Avg difficulty 2.5

(a) A laser vision correction reshaping the cornea of a myopic patient reduces the power of his eye by 9.00 D, with a ±5.0%\pm 5 . 0% uncertainty in the final correction. What is the range of diopters for spectacle lenses that this person might need after LASIK procedure? (b) Was the person nearsighted or farsighted before the procedure? How do you know?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 26.2 Vision Correction, exercise 9

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