myopia

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 By the numbers: The more than threefold increase in the prevalence of myopia from 1990 to 2023 was tracked by researchers based in Guangzhou, China. April Rubin, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024 There has been a significant rise in the prevalence of myopia among children and adolescents in the past 30 years – from 24% in 1990 to almost 36% in 2023 – according to the paper, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology on Tuesday. Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024 More than 40% of Americans are estimated to have myopia, also known as nearsightedness. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024 No amount of diplomacy can overcome that level of myopia. Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2019 See all Example Sentences for myopia 
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Noun
  • The unscripted project, directed by Ukrainian-British filmmaker Julia Varvara, will follow Morse’s journey from losing his eyesight at the age of 19 due to the incurable condition Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy to shooting a SuperBowl commercial last year.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
  • For users who struggle with colour recognition or whose eyesight is easily strained by bright, colourful images, a greyscale option is available that converts the colours of the screen to black and white.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The countries have not always seen eye to eye over the past 75 years, but their relationship has never come close to splintering.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • In Cold Blood, this book opened my eyes to the possibilities of writing about crime.
    The Week US, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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  • More than 40% of Americans are estimated to have myopia, also known as nearsightedness.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
  • And that's important, because the number of kids with nearsightedness – or myopia – has been growing rapidly in the U.S., and in many other parts of the world.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 13 May 2024

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“Myopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopia. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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