🔍 Convex Lens — (Thick in the middle)
Like: 🍋 or 👓 (bulges out)
✅ What it does:
Brings light rays together at one point.
This is called converging.
It can make:
Real images (upside down, on screen)
Virtual images (upright, inside lens)
🧠 Remember:
Convex = Converge = Comes together
📦 Used in:
Magnifying glass
Cameras
Human eyes
Microscopes
Projectors
🕳️ Concave Lens — (Thin in the middle)
Like: 🥽 or a cave (bends inward)
✅ What it does:
Spreads light rays apart.
This is called diverging.
It makes only virtual images (smaller and upright).
🧠 Remember:
Concave = Cave in = Rays spread
📦 Used in:
Eyeglasses for people who are short-sighted
Peepholes in doors
Some telescopes