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
Millions more are expected to experience worsening vision due to myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness), conditions that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopia
Noun
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How a Herd of Cattle Helped an Iraq War Veteran with PTSD Find Healing: 'Animals Gave Me a Second Chance' Poor eyesight kept Rademacher from signing up for military service himself so the filmmaker says his own mission has been to put the spotlight on those who have served.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Macular degeneration took his eyesight over the past five years.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Those moves were all done with an eye on the trade deadline.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Be mindful of snow plows: Keep an eye out for snow plows and allow them ample room to pass.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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