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as in shortsightedness
medical
a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away
She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia.
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as in carelessness
a lack of concern or preparation for the future
The collective myopia of the company's leadership prevented it from adapting to changing market trends.
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Recent Examples of myopia
In the study, researchers tested the EMR process on 12 separate rabbit eyeballs, reshaping 10 of them to mimic the corrective effect required for nearsightedness (myopia).
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New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
The series is not entirely unaware of its characters’ myopia.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
Genetics and environmental factors can put a child at risk for myopia.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
Up until now, the standard treatment for myopia was to prescribe corrective lenses.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
The series is not entirely unaware of its characters’ myopia.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
Genetics and environmental factors can put a child at risk for myopia.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
Up until now, the standard treatment for myopia was to prescribe corrective lenses.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopia
Noun
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Recently, fans and the media have been focusing more on him due to his recurring mistakes, apparently caused by carelessness with and without the ball, as well as his spotty health record.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sequence is incredibly disturbing, underlining the carelessness with which Prodigy has been treating these overgrown children.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Photo-Illustration by Newsweek/Getty Although prolonged screen usage isn't directly linked to a higher risk of serious eye conditions, it's increasingly associated with higher rates of myopia, or nearsightedness.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Many people with astigmatism have nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia).1 LASIK, a laser eye surgery that corrects common vision problems by reshaping the cornea, may help treat people with mild to moderate astigmatism.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
30 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Today, in popular narratives of the civil rights movement, journalists are remembered as heroes who braved the South’s violent parochialism to shine a light on those confronting Jim Crow segregation.—
Made by History,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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Central government has done nothing to pressure the council to abandon its parochialism.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Myopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopia. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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