How Do Lenses Work in the Human Eye?

Your eye has a special lens that helps you see. Imagine your eye is like a camera, and the lens inside it is like the camera’s lens, it bends light to make images clear. When light comes into your eye, this lens changes shape to help focus on things that are close or far away. That way, you can read a book or spot a bird in the sky!

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  1. Your eye lens changes shape when you read a book close by.
  2. When you look at a bird in the sky, your eye lens becomes flatter.
  3. A child’s eyes can focus on objects that are very near because their lenses are more flexible.

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