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
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She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia.
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Is there some idea why this myopia epidemic is happening?
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
In the myopia that results, especially in the face of an uncertain world—where crisis after crisis pops up like the old arcade game of Whack-a-Mole—the temptation is to make changes based on flitting and unknowable assumptions that do absolutely nothing to determine success over the long term.
—James Berman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Both Fulbright’s vision and his myopia form the story of his country’s twentieth-century rise.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
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—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
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Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
In the myopia that results, especially in the face of an uncertain world—where crisis after crisis pops up like the old arcade game of Whack-a-Mole—the temptation is to make changes based on flitting and unknowable assumptions that do absolutely nothing to determine success over the long term.
—James Berman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Both Fulbright’s vision and his myopia form the story of his country’s twentieth-century rise.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
What about the role of electronic devices in promoting myopia?
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Myopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myopia. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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