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Recent Examples of nearsightedness
Millions more are expected to experience worsening vision due to myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness), conditions that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
People with high myopia, who typically need stronger prescriptions for nearsightedness, have a higher risk of developing MMD.
Genetics: A family history of high myopia or MMD increases your likelihood of developing the condition.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Apr. 2025
Overall, each extra hour of daily screen time was associated with a 21 percent higher risk of developing myopia, or nearsightedness, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Rates are up 42% from 25% in the 1970s, and almost 50% of people are expected to have nearsightedness by 2050.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
People with high myopia, who typically need stronger prescriptions for nearsightedness, have a higher risk of developing MMD.
Genetics: A family history of high myopia or MMD increases your likelihood of developing the condition.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Apr. 2025
Overall, each extra hour of daily screen time was associated with a 21 percent higher risk of developing myopia, or nearsightedness, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Rates are up 42% from 25% in the 1970s, and almost 50% of people are expected to have nearsightedness by 2050.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearsightedness
myopia
Noun
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The series is not entirely unaware of its characters’ myopia.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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Hopefully that's just my myopia and there's a lot happening behind the scenes.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 May 2025
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“Nearsightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearsightedness. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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