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Accommodation of the
lens turns out to be quite
effectiveΓÇöΓÇôas far as it goes. But
experiments show that it seems
to be effective for only a short
distance, up to a few feet.
Beyond that, observers simply
cannot discriminate between
one distance and another by
means of this factor. Whether
an object is 5 feet away or 50
feet away, a person in a dark
room looking through one eye
is as likely to judge it to be 8
feet away as to judge it
correctly. With several objects
visible, provided the nearest is
beyond a few feet, observers
will typically report that all of
them are equidistant. These
results are not surprising when
one considers that, beyond
several feet, objects at differing
distances will all be in
relatively sharp focus.
Therefore, accommodation
changes are not so necessary at
these far distances.