myopia
IPA: maɪˈoʊpiʌ
noun
- (pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
- (figurative) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
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Examples of "myopia" in Sentences
- The lens is the cause of myopia.
- The continuing myopia needs to end.
- Myopia is a refractive defect of the eye.
- Bear in mind the medievalists' myopia here.
- He was the first to use concave lenses to correct myopia.
- Myopia is the most common eye problem in Marshall syndrome.
- Concave aspheres are used for the correction of high myopia.
- It's petty foolishness and is symptomatic of clannish myopia.
- In this case, the cause of both conditions is parental myopia.
- See eyeglass prescription, myopia and hyperopia for more information.