myopia
Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
lack of foresight or discernment; obtuseness.
narrow-mindedness; intolerance.
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Origin of myopia
1Words Nearby myopia
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How to use myopia in a sentence
Some early research also suggests that excessive screen time during the pandemic may even be leading to increased rates of myopia, or nearsightedness.
Experts Can’t Agree on How Much Screen Time Is Too Much for Adults | Jamie Friedlander Serrano | May 9, 2022 | TimeNonetheless, there’s an element of myopia here, and being excessively cautious can prevent organizations from realizing the benefits of data-driven collaboration, particularly when it comes to software and product development.
Startups must curb bureaucracy to ensure agile data governance | Annie Siebert | April 1, 2021 | TechCrunchYou end up seriously farsighted, focused on the mysteries and panoramic wonders, with a nearsighted myopia to the flaws in the frame.
In studies, they dramatically reduced the progression of myopia.
Five good-news health stories from this past year | Kat Eschner | December 24, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIn studies, the lenses reduced the progression of myopia by 59 percent over a three-year period.
But not all political action fueled by moral myopia is wrong.
The Real Problem With the American Studies Association's Boycott of Israel | Peter Beinart | December 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut while this tension is old, American Jewish groups did not always respond to it with the moral myopia they display today.
AIPAC’s Moral Myopia: Israel Wants Egypt’s Military to Stay in Power | Peter Beinart | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEzra wonders why the GOP would embrace what he deems "ratio-myopia."
The police barricades throughout lower Manhattan are a rebuke to the larger lessons of 9/11, a sign of civic myopia.
How Occupy Wall Street Flashed New York Back to 9/11 | John Avlon | December 30, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTBeltway myopia and overheated rhetoric could trigger another worldwide credit crisis, warns Zachary Karabell.
The examination showed for the right eye hypermetropia 1·5, for the left myopia 3·5 D.; full acuity of vision on both sides.
Schweigger on Squint | C. SchweiggerTherefore we see the same form of squint arise less often in emmetropia (see Case 45) when childhood is past, than in myopia.
Schweigger on Squint | C. SchweiggerFull visual acuity on both sides—in the first examination slight myopia - ·75 D. is specified, afterwards emmetropia.
Schweigger on Squint | C. SchweiggerThose cases deserve special consideration in which emmetropia is present in one eye, in the other myopia.
Schweigger on Squint | C. SchweiggerSlight degrees of one-sided myopia reconcile themselves with the continuance of a normal binocular act of vision.
Schweigger on Squint | C. Schweigger
British Dictionary definitions for myopia
/ (maɪˈəʊpɪə) /
inability to see distant objects clearly because the images are focused in front of the retina; short-sightedness
Origin of myopia
1Derived forms of myopia
- myopic (maɪˈɒpɪk), adjective
- myopically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for myopia
[ mī-ō′pē-ə ]
A defect of the eye that causes light to focus in front of the retina instead of directly on it, resulting in an inability to see distant objects clearly. Myopia is often caused by an elongated eyeball or a misshapen lens. Also called nearsightedness Compare hyperopia.
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Cultural definitions for myopia
[ (meye-oh-pee-uh) ]
Notes for myopia
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