Myopia

Definitions

1. 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.
   countable, uncountable
2. A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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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