MYOPIA

Myopia

Myopia, commonly known as being nearsighted and shortsighted, is a condition of the eye where the light that comes in does not directly focus on the retina but in front of it, causing the image that one sees when looking at a distant object to be out of focus, but in focus when looking at a close object.

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myopia

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.


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