Republic of the Philippines

Region 1
Division of Ilocos Norte
BACARRA NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. 1 Sta. Rita, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte
Tel. No.: 670-4323

A TERM PAPER

LENSES AND THEIR APPLICATION

Rowelyn Ramento
10-Robin

Mr. Erwin Jun V. Daguio

Adviser
 Binoculars
and Telescope

Binoculars and telescopes employ convex lenses to magnify objects and make them appear

closer, convex lenses don't transfer light accurately; they create distortions and blurs. Binocular and

telescope manufacturers therefore install concave lenses in or before the eyepieces to help focus

images more clearly for the viewer.

 Glasses

Opticians use concave lenses to correct nearsightedness -- also called myopia. A nearsighted

eyeball is too long, and the image of a far-away object falls short of the retina. Concave lenses in

glasses correct this shortfall by spreading out the light before it reaches the eye, thereby enabling the

person using them to see distant objects more clearly.

 Camera

Camera manufacturers use combinations of concave and convex lenses to improve the quality

of photographs. The primary lens of a camera is convex, and when used alone, it can cause distortions

in the photographs called chromatic aberrations. A convex lens, on the other hand, refracts light of

different colors at different angles, creating a fringe effect around bright objects in the picture.

Combining convex lens and concave lenses eliminates both undesirable effects.
 Flashlight

Concave lenses are used on flashlights to magnify the light produced by the bulb. The light

falls on the concave side of the lens, and the rays diverge on the other side, thereby increasing the

apparent radius of the light source and providing a wider beam.

 Lasers

Opticians use concave lenses to correct nearsightedness -- also called myopia. A nearsighted

eyeball is too long, and the image of a far-away object falls short of the retina. Concave lenses in

glasses correct this shortfall by spreading out the light before it reaches the eye, thereby enabling the

person using them to see distant objects more clearly.

 Peepholes

Door viewers, or peepholes, are small security devices that provide a panoramic view of objects

and environments outside doors or walls. The view is created through the use of one or more concave

lenses inside the device which minimizes the proportions of specific objects and gives a wide overview

of an entire area.