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/maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/ · 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..
The modern rise in myopia mirrored a trend for children in many countries to spend more time engaged in reading, studying or — more recently — glued to computer and smartphone screens.
Use myopia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Myopia means (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..
Common synonyms include shortsightedness, nearsightedness.
Possible antonyms include hyperopia.
The modern rise in myopia mirrored a trend for children in many countries to spend more time engaged in reading, studying or — more recently — glued to computer and smartphone screens.
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