How do glasses help us see? - Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert
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Today, glasses help millions of people with poor vision be able to see clearly. But how? Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert help unravel the answer by explaining refraction — the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water, or the eye, to change the direction of light passing through it.
How do the cornea and the lens of the eye differ in the way they refract light so that it focuses on the retina?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Andrew Bastawrous, Clare Gilbert
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Director Andrew Foerster
- Animator Andrew Foerster
- Artist Andrew Foerster
- Narrator Addison Anderson
