Answer to Question #193588 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for And

Question

Good day, is this statement True or False?

in the eye the greatesy refraction of lighy from >6m occurs qt the air cornea interface.

Answer 1

As light enters the eye most of the refraction takes place at air cornea interface.

At air cornea interface the light experience the largest change in the refractive index and therefore suffers most of the refraction and that is around 80 percent of the total refraction.

hence, the given statement is true.