myopia

1. n. Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens. Source: opted

2. n. (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred Source: wordnet

3. Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens. Source: webster

4. Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye inwhich the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before theyreach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the raysfrom very near objects are normally converged so as to produce adistinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens. Source: adambom

5. n:100 n. (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred Source: ecdict

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