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Which 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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