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A student has difficulty reading the blackboard while sitting in the last row of the classroom, but can read a book held close comfortably. What defect is most likely present, and how can it be corrected?

Question
A student has difficulty reading the blackboard while sitting in the last row of the classroom, but can read a book held close comfortably. What defect is most likely present, and how can it be corrected?
Hypermetropia; corrected with a convex lens
Myopia; corrected with a concave lens
Presbyopia; corrected with bi-focal lenses
Cataract; corrected with surgery only
Answer
Myopia; corrected with a concave lens
Detailed Explanation
Difficulty seeing distant objects (the blackboard) while near vision remains fine is characteristic of myopia, corrected using a concave lens of suitable power.
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