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Which one of the following is not a refractive medium of the eye?
  1. Lens
  2. Vitreous humour
  3. Aqueous humour
  4. Pupil.

A
Aqueous humour
B
Lens
C
Vitreous humour
D
Pupil.
Solution
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The structures of the eye that deflect light is called refractive medium. Light is actually refracted through four media in the eye. The first is the cornea (the clear layer on the outside of the eye), then the aqueous humour (liquid), then the lens (which can change shape slightly to allow objects near and far to focus), and then there is the vitreous humour (liquid filling most of the inside of the eye) all of which light needs to pass through before it reaches the retina. Light enters the eye through the pupil, and the iris regulates the amount of light by controlling the size of the pupil. Since, pupil only contacts and dilates, therefore, it is the one not a refractive medium of the eye. So, the correct answer is option D.

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