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Defects of vision and their correction using lenses (A-level only)

Physics · A-Level · AQA · AQA A-level Physics (7408) · Specification point · 3.10.1.2 · Medical physics (A-level only) · Physics of the eye (A-level only)

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3.10.1.2 Defects of vision and their correction using lenses (A-level only)

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$\mathit{power} = \frac{1}{f};\quad \frac{1}{u} + \frac{1}{v} = \frac{1}{f};\quad m = \frac{v}{u}$