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myopic
 myopiatop: normal eye with light focused on the retinabottom:myopic eye with light focused in front of the retinamy·o·pi·a M0510400 (mī-ō′pē-ə)n.1. A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it. Also called nearsightedness, short sight.2. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning: "For Lorca, New York is a symbol of spiritual myopia" (Edwin Honig).
[Greek muōpiā, from muōps, muōp-, nearsighted : mūein, to close the eyes + ōps, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
my·op′ic (-ŏp′ĭk, -ō′pĭk) adj.my·op′i·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | myopic - unable to see distant objects clearlynearsighted, shortsighted | | 2. | myopic - lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"shortsighted, unforesightful, shortimprovident - not provident; not providing for the future |
myopicadjective1. short-sighted, narrow, unimaginative, narrow-minded, small-minded, unadventurous, near-sighted The government still has a myopic attitude to spending.2. short-sighted, near-sighted, as blind as a bat (informal) Rhinos are thick-skinned, myopic and love to wallow in mud.Translationsmyopia (maiˈoupiə) noun short-sightedness. She suffers from myopia. 近視 近视myˈopic (-ˈo-) adjectivea myopic old lady; a myopic condition; She's slightly myopic. 近視的 近视的EncyclopediaSeemyopiamyopic
my·op·ic (M), (mī-op'ik, -ō'pik), Relating to or suffering from myopia.my·op·ic (mī-op'ik) Relating to or suffering from myopia. myopia (mi-o'pe-a) [Gr. myein, to shut, + ops, eye] An error in refraction in which light rays are focused in front of the retina, enabling the person to see distinctly for only a short distance. A negative (concave) lens of proper strength will correct this condition. Synonym: nearsightedness See: emmetropia for illus myopic (mi-op'ik), adjectiveaxial myopiaMyopia due to elongation of the axis of the eye.chromic myopiaColor blindness only when viewing distant objects.curvature myopiaMyopia due to the curvature of the eye's refracting surfaces.index myopiaMyopia resulting from abnormal refractivity of the media of the eye.malignant myopiaProgressive myopia leading to retinal detachment and blindness. Synonym: pernicious myopiapernicious myopiaMalignant myopia.prodromal myopiaMyopia, seen in incipient cataract, in which reading without glasses becomes possible.progressive myopiaMyopia that increases steadily during adult life.space myopiaMyopia occurring when the eye is attempting to focus on an object but all that is visible is a complete noncontrasting material, such as may occur when looking into dense fog (e.g., while piloting an airplane). No image is produced on the retina. stationary myopiaMyopia that ends after adult growth is attained.transient myopiaMyopia seen in spasm of accommodation, as in acute iritis or iridocyclitis.myopic
Related to myopic: myopic degeneration, myopic shiftSynonyms for myopicadj short-sightedSynonyms- short-sighted
- narrow
- unimaginative
- narrow-minded
- small-minded
- unadventurous
- near-sighted
adj short-sightedSynonyms- short-sighted
- near-sighted
- as blind as a bat
Synonyms for myopicadj unable to see distant objects clearlySynonymsadj lacking foresight or scopeSynonyms- shortsighted
- unforesightful
- short
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