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← HistoryWhich mechanism enabled Ibn al-Haytham to accurately model imaging within the human eye around 1000 AD?
A)Treating the lens as single refracting surface✓
B)Approximating cornea shape with paraboloid
C)Applying rectilinear propagation of light
D)Simulating pinhole camera observing outside
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Ibn al-Haytham modeled vision by tracing light rays from object points through the eye to the visual cortex, treating the lens as a single refracting surface because this simplified the complex corneal and lens curvatures involved. Therefore a simplified refractive surface modeling of lens resulted, eliminating need for more precise surface mapping or simulating lens imperfections.
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