Myopia Definition

mī-ōpē-ə
noun
An abnormal eye condition in which light rays from distant objects are focused in front of the retina instead of on it, so that the objects are not seen distinctly; nearsightedness.
Webster's New World
Lack of understanding or foresight.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Myopia

Noun

Singular:
myopia
Plural:
myopias

Origin of Myopia

  • Greek muōpiā from muōps muōp- nearsighted mūein to close the eyes ōps eye okw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek μυωπία (myōpia, “shortsightedness"), from μύειν (myein, “to shut") + ὤψ (ōps, “eye").

    From Wiktionary

Myopia Sentence Examples

  • Concave Lenses are used in the treatment of myopia or shortsight.

  • The brushing over of this fact is yet another example of historical myopia.

  • Patients with high myopia, greater than 6.00 diopters, have an increased risk of developing a retinal tear, hole, or detachment; a posterior staphyloma; a posterior vitreous detachment; or glaucoma.

  • Laser surgery has been used successfully to treat myopia in adults.

  • Perceived nearness of screen The fact that the subject ' knows ' that the visual target is close leads to instrument myopia.

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Words Starting With

MMYMYO

Words Ending With

AIAPIA

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Words Starting With M and Ending With A

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