alleryThe image formed on the retina by the human eye is:
ADiminished and virtual only (option)
BErect and virtual
CErect and real
DInverted and real, but the brain interprets it as erect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Inverted and real, but the brain interprets it as erect
1. Like any converging-lens image of a distant object, the retinal image is real and inverted.
2. Visual processing in the brain interprets the inverted retinal image as upright.
3. This is a learned interpretation, not an optical correction.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 10 "The Human Eye and the Colourful World", §10.1_
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