myopia

[ UK /ma‍ɪˈə‍ʊpi‍ə/ ]
[ US /maɪˈoʊpiə/ ]
NOUN
  1. (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
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How To Use myopia In A Sentence

  • And so we found an association between this opacity at the back of the lens and short-sightedness, or myopia.
  • For example, a short-sighted person might meet one test for disability, whilst with corrective lenses few would regard his myopia as a disability.
  • This myopia is reflected in both political and media rhetoric, where “Republican” and “Conservative” have been so thoroughly conflated that they are used almost interchangeably across the board. Matthew Yglesias » Rudy: Still Likely to Fail
  • Further elucidation of the biochemical processes in these animal models of myopia may have implications for treating myopia in humans.
  • In the treatment of ‘gross’ errors of refraction - myopia, astigmatism and hyperopia - LASIK is one of the procedures of choice.
  • The glasses you wear for refractory errors like myopia, hyperopia and presbyopia should not be out of date.
  • In descending order, the most common side effects observed during hyperbaric treatment are barotrauma (2% incidence), sinus squeeze, serous otitis, claustrophobia, reversible myopia, and new onset seizure (which occurs in 1-3 per 10,000 treatments) [8]. BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • * '' 'Myopia:' '' Often called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision problem experienced by CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • Just as deadlines and precommitment can fight the inertia of myopia, they can also help beat hyperopia. The Gift-Card Economy
  • Minnesota village, I had never heard of adenoids, hypertrophied tonsils, myopia, hypermetropia, or the relation of these defects and of neglected teeth to malnutrition, truancy, sickness, and dullness. Civics and Health
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