How Exactly Do Glasses Work?

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How do glasses correct your vision? I know it has something to do with the retina but what exactly does it do?

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A lens works by refraction: it bends light rays as they pass through it so they change direction. That means the rays seem to come from a point that’s closer or further away from where they actually originate—and that’s what makes objects seen through a lens seem either bigger or smaller than they really are.

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