Chapter 25, Problem 15P

A particular patient’s eyes are unable to focus on objects closer than 35.0 cm and corrective lenses are to be prescribed so that the patient can focus on objects 20.0 cm from their eyes. (a) Is the patient nearsighted or farsighted? (b) If contact lenses are to lie prescribed, determine the required lens power. (c) If eyeglasses are to be prescribed instead and the distance between the eyes and the lenses is 2.00 cm, determine the power of the required corrective lenses. (d) Are the required lenses converging or diverging?