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Near Point & Far Point

The closest and farthest distances at which the human eye can focus objects sharply on the retina.

Near Point ≈ 25 cm (Normal adult eye), Far Point = ∞ m (or cm)
Optics

Newton's Rings

An interference pattern of concentric bright and dark rings formed by an air film enclosed between a plano-convex lens and a flat glass…

r_m² = m λ R (Dark rings in reflection) m