- Nearsightedness
- The ability to see near objects more clearly than distant objects. Also called myopia. 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 with corrective lenses. Surgery is available to permanently correct some forms of myopia, although long-term effectiveness and safety has not been fully determined.
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near·sight·ed·ness (nērґsīt″əd-nis) myopia.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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Nearsightedness — Near sight ed*ness, n. (Med.) An eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye s faulty refractive ability, such that one can see only close objects distinctly; the condition of being nearsighted. See {Myopic}, and {Myopia}. Syn: myopia,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nearsightedness — trumparegystė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. myopia; nearsightedness vok. Kurzsichtigkeit, f; Myopie, f rus. близорукость, f pranc. myopie, f; vue basse, f; vue courte, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
nearsightedness — noun Date: 1811 myopia … New Collegiate Dictionary
nearsightedness — See nearsightedly. * * * … Universalium
nearsightedness — noun The property of being nearsighted, myopia … Wiktionary
nearsightedness — Synonyms and related words: authoritarianism, bigotry, blind side, blind spot, blinders, blindness, closed mind, cramped ideas, dim sightedness, fanaticism, hideboundness, illiberality, imperceptiveness, impercipience, incomprehension,… … Moby Thesaurus
nearsightedness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shortsightedness, blindness, astigmatism; see myopia … English dictionary for students
nearsightedness — n. near sighted vision, myopia, condition of the eyes in which objects that are far away cannot be seen clearly (Ophthalmology) … English contemporary dictionary
nearsightedness — near·sight·ed·ness … English syllables
nearsightedness — See: nearsighted … English dictionary
