Which optical consequence explains the limited resolution observed in Ibn al-Haytham's early lens experiments?

💡 Explanation

When using simple lenses, spherical aberration occurs because rays further from the optic axis focus at different points than rays closer to the axis. Therefore spherical aberration causes image distortion, rather than chromatic blurring, polarization effects, or solely diffraction, which all demand different optical mechanisms.

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