CAIE IGCSE Biology 14.2.6 Accommodation to View Near and Distant Questions

Practise explaining accommodation through changes in ciliary muscles, suspensory ligaments, lens shape and refraction.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • explain near focus using contracted ciliary muscles, slack ligaments and a thicker lens
  • explain distant focus using relaxed ciliary muscles, taut ligaments and a thinner lens
  • link a thicker lens to greater refraction so light from a near object focuses on the retina

CAIE IGCSE Biology 14.2.6 Accommodation to View Near and Distant Questions question 1

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The eye is a sense organ that is part of the nervous system.

Explain why a person is unable to focus on distant objects if the suspensory ligaments become permanently overstretched.

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