as in eyesight
medical
a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away
She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia.
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Recent Examples of myopia
That strange harmony, made all the stranger for its place in a kitchen-sink tragedy about the myopia of capital punishment, rattles your soul from the inside out.
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Globally, children in urban areas have higher rates of myopia than those in rural areas, while girls were slightly more likely to suffer from the condition than boys.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Basically, the Clairo-shade meme is a way of poking fun at the myopia of modern stan culture.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
Beijing has benefitted from other forms of American myopia as well.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2019
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Globally, children in urban areas have higher rates of myopia than those in rural areas, while girls were slightly more likely to suffer from the condition than boys.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Basically, the Clairo-shade meme is a way of poking fun at the myopia of modern stan culture.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
Beijing has benefitted from other forms of American myopia as well.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopia
Noun
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Since losing his eyesight, Short relies on his wife for assistance.—
Elizabeth Both,
NBC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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State laws prevent juveniles from being within hearing range of adult inmates or within eyesight of them.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Plaza walks with total ease over the rough ground, pointing out places on or just over the featureless horizon which aren't obvious to foreign eyes.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2025
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The eyes see it, the statistics prove it and the evidence is overwhelming: Isak is very good.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close objects look clear but far objects look blurry, said David Berntsen, professor of optometry and chair of clinical sciences at the University of Houston College of Optometry.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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The machine can see how the eyes are focusing to check for conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American-Statesman,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Myopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopia. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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