Applications of

Mirrors and Lenses

Applications of Mirrors and Lenses
1. Human eye
• Lenses in the eyes makes it as the primary
application of reflection and refraction.
Defects of human eyes that can be corrected by the
lenses in an eyeglasses:

1. Nearsighted
- myopia
- can’t focus on distant
objects and can be corrected
by a concave lens.
Defects of human eyes that can be corrected by the
lenses in an eyeglasses:

2. Farsighted
- hyperopia
- can’t focus on near
objects and can be
corrected by convex lens.
Defects of human eyes that can be corrected by the
lenses in an eyeglasses:
3. Presbyopia
- has difficulty in focusing to both near and
distant objects and can be corrected by bifocal glass
or lenses.
Defects of human eyes that can be corrected by the
lenses in an eyeglasses:

4. Astigmatism
- the different
curves in the lens of
the eyes and can be
corrected by toric
lenses.
Applications of Mirrors and Lenses

2. Camera
- a device that
captures an image of the
object and produces a hard
copy when developed.
Applications of Mirrors and Lenses

3. Magnifying lens/glass
- a simple device that
uses a convex lens to
magnify objects.
Applications of Mirrors and Lenses

4. Microscope
- a device that can
magnify very small object
using objective lenses.
Applications of Mirrors and Lenses

5. Telescope
• Composed of two mirrors:
 Primary mirror – is located at
one end of the telescope’s tube.
 Secondary mirror - is located
in the eyepiece’s line of sight.

• Uses concave, convex or flat

mirrors.
Applications of Mirrors and Lenses
6. Binoculars
- are application of
two telescopes side by
side for each eye.
Applications of Mirrors and Lenses

7. Periscope
- uses two mirrors at
45° angles to the directed
to the aimed direction.

• Used in submarines and

military operations.
Applications of Mirrors and Lenses

8. Projectors
- uses concave mirror
that reflects light from an
intense source back into a
pair of condenser lenses.
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