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When an alternative proposal of how something works is suggested, there is often a long process of discussion and experiment before the new idea is either disregarded or accepted. For example, since Dr Schachar proposed an alternative mechanism of how the ciliary muscles change the shape of the lens, there has been much argument and counter-argument. After nearly 20 years, the debate is still on-going.

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When you are looking at a near object, the lens needs to become more rounded at the central surface in order to focus the light rays. This ability to change focus for close-up objects is called accommodation.

Behind the aqueous fluid is the second lens system. It consists of a convex lens that is soft and pliable. The ciliary muscle is a circular ring of muscle that attaches all the way around the lens. This ciliary muscle can change the shape of the crystalline lens by stretching it at the edges. It is attached to the lens by zonules (ligament fibres that can be tight or loose).

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According to the Schachar theory, the lens does not lose any of its flexibility with age. Rather, a loss of accommodation is caused because the lens continues to grow slightly with age. This increase in size means that the distance between the lens and the ciliary muscle decreases, which means that the ciliary muscle is not able to provide the same tension to the edges of the lens.

This bending is possible because of the curve of the cornea as well as the change in refractive index as light moves from air into the cornea and then into the aqueous fluid between the cornea and the iris. Air has a refractive index of 1.00, and the aqueous fluid behind the cornea has a refractive index of 1.33.

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This becomes noticeable if you try to look at something when you are under water. Things appear out of focus because the cornea is designed to work with light passing into it from air rather than from water. Wearing swimming goggles under water allows the layer of air to be present.

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The Schachar mechanism can be demonstrated using a Mylar balloon (a shiny silver flat balloon that is often used with helium). If you look at your reflected image on the flat side of the balloon, you will notice that it becomes smaller if you pull the edges of the balloon outwards. This is because the centre of the balloon becomes more convex.

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Learn more about the Schachar mechanism of how the ciliary muscles and zonular fibres change the shape of the lens here.

The human eye is a sense organ adapted to allow vision by reacting to light. The cornea and the crystalline lens are both important for the eye to focus light.

According to the Helmholtz theory, the lens becomes harder as people age. This means that the ciliary muscle is no longer able to sufficiently change the shape of the lens.

The activity Labelling the eye uses an interactive or paper-based resource to identify and label the main parts of the human eye.

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As we age, the ability of the ciliary muscle to change the shape of the crystalline lens lessens. For most people, their ability to focus on close-up images decreases, but distance vision is unaffected. This is known as presbyopia and is one reason that older people often need reading glasses.

The eye focuses light in a similar way to when you use a magnifying glass to concentrate the Sun’s rays onto a piece of paper. The distance from the magnifying lens to the piece of paper is the focal length.