<prompt> Which of the following is NOT needed for the mechanism of accommodation in the eye?Attachment of ciliary fibers to the lens capsuleContraction of the ciliary muscleChange in shape of the ciliary bodyIncrease in tension on the lateral margins of the lens  <response>: This is the correct answer to this question because this is the only thing that does not have to occur during the process of accommodation. Indeed, accommodation involves a DECREASE in the tension on the lateral margins of the eye, allowing the lens to relax into a rounder, more biconvex shape. 