myopia
noun
my·o·pia
mī-ˈō-pē-ə 
1
: a condition in which the visual images come to a focus (see focus entry 1 sense 4) in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects : nearsightedness
She wears glasses to correct her myopia.
2
: a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something
… those require long-term commitments, which in our current myopia we cannot take on.—
Adam Smith
Adam SmithExamples of myopia in a Sentence
She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia.
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Additional services include contact lenses, myopia management, dry eye therapy, and designer frame fitting.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
However, people who spent one hour a day on screens were 5 percent more likely to develop myopia than those with less daily screen time, the study found.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Feb. 2025
All that and a certain culture of self-congratulation at Choose Chicago and a bit of Midwestern myopia, too.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
People with high myopia, who typically need stronger prescriptions for nearsightedness, have a higher risk of developing MMD.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Apr. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
However, people who spent one hour a day on screens were 5 percent more likely to develop myopia than those with less daily screen time, the study found.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Feb. 2025
All that and a certain culture of self-congratulation at Choose Chicago and a bit of Midwestern myopia, too.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
People with high myopia, who typically need stronger prescriptions for nearsightedness, have a higher risk of developing MMD.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for myopia
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“Myopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myopia. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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myopia
noun
my·o·pia
mī-ˈō-pē-ə
1
: the condition of being nearsighted
2
: a lack of foresight : a narrow view of something
Medical Definition
myopia
noun
my·o·pia
mī-ˈō-pē-ə
: a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye because of defects in the refractive media of the eye or of abnormal length of the eyeball resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects
called also nearsightedness
compare astigmatism sense 2, emmetropiaLove words? Need even more definitions?
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