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Myopia vs Shortsighted - What's the difference?

myopia | shortsighted |

As a noun myopia

is (pathology) a disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.

As an adjective shortsighted is

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myopia

English

(wikipedia myopia)

Noun

  • (pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
  • A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

    • Synonyms

    * (seeing disorder) shortsightedness, nearsightedness

    Antonyms

    * hyperopia, farsightedness

    Derived terms

    * myope * myopic * myopically

    See also

    * astigmatism * emmetropia * hyperopia * (seeing disorder) presbyopia

    shortsighted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)

    • Antonyms

    * farsighted