Spherical aberration

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Spherical aberration is caused by the spherical surface (curved shape) of a lens. Light rays that strike a spherical surface off-centre are refracted or reflected more or less than those that strike close to the centre. Spherical aberration manifests itself as blurriness at the edge of an image.

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