Biology

Question

57. As people grow older, they are most likely to need glasses because:

A) the iris loses its ability to contract the pupil.

B) the blind spot increases in diameter.

C) the lens loses its ability to change shape readily.

D) the feature detectors progressively decrease in number.

E) the cornea loses much of its transparency.

Answer

C) the lens loses its ability to change shape readily.

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The correct answer is C) the lens loses its ability to change shape readily. As people age, the lens of the eye loses its elasticity...