Describe the role of the lens in vision. Name and explain the disease caused by the hardening of the lens

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1. The lens is the only structure in the eye that can change shape to refract light. The lens becomes more or less convex in order to properly focus light on the retina.
2. Cataracts are caused when the lens becomes increasingly hard and opaque. Vision becomes hazy and distorted, and blindness can occur in the affected eye.

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