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myopia
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myopia: see nearsightedness nearsightedness or myopia, defect of vision in which far objects appear blurred but near objects are seen clearly. Because the eyeball is too long or the refractive power of the eye's lens is too strong, the image is focused in front of the
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myopia
inability to see distant objects clearly because the images are focused in front of the retina; short-sightedness

myopia [mī′ō·pē·ə]
(medicine)
A condition in which the focal image is formed in front of the retina of the eye. Also known as nearsightedness.


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