Which risk increased when medieval Islamic scholars studied refraction?

💡 Explanation

Lens craft requires shaped surfaces; because increased interest in refraction demanded improved lens quality, spherical aberration (a focal distortion of light) appeared because the increased curvature pushed the lenses beyond limits, therefore aberration risk increased rather than other risks.

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