The answer is Convergence of images behind the Retina
Convex lens converges light to a principal focus. The thickness of the lens determines the focal length (distance between the center of the lens and the principal focal point). Therefore, by evaluating the thickness of the convex lens, farsightedness, (an eye defect of convergence of images behind the retina) can be corrected by enabling images in the eye to form behind the retina.
This would be considered the synaptic cleft
A hypothesis is when you make an educated guess before you complete the experiment. It is basically an inference on what might happen next. So a conclusion made based on facts.
larger and cooler I think or larger and warmer