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Myopia logo #10101) Ametropia 2) Intolerance 3) Lack of foresight 4) Magoo trait 5) Narrow viewpoint, so to speak 6) Narrow-mindedness 7) Nearsightedness 8) Obtuseness 9) Reason for glasses 10) Seeing trouble 11) Short-sightedness
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Myopia logo #10101) Nearsightedness 2) Shortsightedness
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Myopia logo #21000 Myopia (μυωπία, muōpia, from myein `to shut` – ops (gen. opos) `eye`), commonly known as being nearsightedness (American English) and shortsightedness (British English), 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 di...
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myopia logo #21470'Short sight', in simple terms the eye is too long or refractive power of the eye is too
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Myopia logo #21002• (n.) Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.Myopia: word...
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myopia logo #21005(Gr. myein to shut + -opia) that error of refraction in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too long from front to back (axial m.) or of an increased strength in refractive power of the media of the eye (index m.). Called also nearsightednes....
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myopia logo #21160(near-sightedness) Image © Nucleus Communications, Inc A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina (the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye). So-called simple myopia, or near-sightedness...
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myopia logo #20973<ophthalmology> That error of refraction in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too long from front to back (axial myopia) or of an increased strength in refractive power of the media of the eye (index myopia). ... Also called nearsight...
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myopia logo #21001(M) (mi-o´pe-ә) a defect of vision consisting of an error of refraction in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina, so that vision for near objects is better than for far. This results from the eyeball being too long from ...
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Myopia logo #21361SHORTsighted; enhanced ability to see close objects, inability to focus on distant objects. This occurs when one's eyeball is too long or too big for the focusing system of the eye, or when the eye's focusing mechanism is too strong (excess positive diopter), thus causing light rays to focus in front of the retina, making far objects appear blurry....
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Myopia logo #21534The ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects (sometimes called 'nearsightedness').
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Myopia logo #20972My·o'pi·a noun [ New Latin See Myope .] (Medicine) Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally con...
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myopia logo #21219(M) Type: Term Pronunciation: mī-ō′pē-ă Definitions: 1. That optic condition in which only rays from a finite distance from the eye focus on the retina. Synonyms: near sight, nearsightedness, short sight, shortsightedness
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Myopia logo #20909Our Myopia Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Myopia Myopia: Nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects. Myopia can be caused by a longer-than-normal eyeball or by any condition that prevents light rays from focusing on the retina. Most forms of myopia can be managed...
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myopia logo #21510(mi-o;pe-ua) A visual defect in which objects may be seen distinctly only when very close to the eyes; also called nearsightedness.
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Myopia logo #21217Myopia, (short-sightedness), is a visual defect that causes blurred distance vision. Except in extreme cases, near vision remains clear. In most myopic people, the eyeball is longer than normal from front to back. As a result, light rays from a distant object meet in front of the retina.
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Myopia logo #20562the eyes can focus very near but cannot focus in the distance.
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myopia logo #23421[The Tempest] nearsightedness.
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Myopia logo #20687Nearsightedness. Images of distant objects are formed in front of the retina.
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myopia logo #20974nearsightedness noun (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye`s faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
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myopia logo #21221Defect of the eye in which a person can see clearly only those objects that are close up. It is caused either by the eyeball being too long or by the cornea and lens system of the eye being too powerful, both of which cause the images of distant objects to be formed in front of the retina instead of on it. Nearby objects are sharply perceived. Myop...
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Myopia logo #21240Short-sightedness often requiring glasses
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myopia logo #21199a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia). · lack of foresight or discernment; obtuseness. · narrow-mindedness; intolerance.
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Myopia logo #23317nearsightedness.
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myopia logo #23665 eyesight abnormality in which distant objects appear blurred
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