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2.5 Exercise 16

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Unless otherwise stated, the lens-to-retina distance is 2.00 cm.

The power for normal distant vision is 50.0 D. A severely myopic patient has a far point of 5.00 cm. By how many diopters should the power of his eye be reduced in laser vision correction to obtain normal distant vision for him?

OpenStax University Physics Volume 3, 2.5 The Eye, exercise 16

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