myopia
pronunciation
How to pronounce myopia in British English:
UK [maɪˈəʊpiə]
How to pronounce myopia in American English:
US [maɪˈoʊpiə]
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- Noun:
- (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
Word Origin
- myopia (n.)
- "short-sightedness," 1727, medical Latin, from Late Greek myopia "near-sightedness," from myops "near-sighted," literally "closing the eyes," from myein "to shut" (see mute (adj.)) + ops (genitive opos) "eye" (see eye (n.)).
Example
- 1. Common causes of visual impairment are myopia , astigmatism , cataracts and glaucoma .
- 2. If they are wearing the glasses normally prescribed for myopia , their vision will deteriorate .
- 3. So many risk management models were pre-programmed to induce disaster myopia .
- 4. Berlin 's partners and not just those in trouble have sometimes been driven to distraction by its myopia .
- 5. You know somebody has been sucked into the competitive myopia when they start using sports or war metaphors .