Which term describes the farthest distance that can be resolved in a corrected eye?

• A. Far Point
• B. Near Point
• C. Distal Point
• D. Proximal Point

Answer: (C)

The main idea is where an image forms in the eye when accommodation is relaxed. The far point is the location in space where a point object would be imaged onto the retina without any effort of focusing. In a corrected, emmetropic eye, distant objects are focused on the retina without the need to accommodate, which means the far point effectively lies at infinity. So the farthest distance that can be resolved with a properly corrected eye is unlimited—essentially as far as light travels. The terms near point describes the closest distance at which a near object can be seen clearly with full accommodation, while distal and proximal are general directional terms that don’t specify this optical endpoint.