Myopia

[maɪ'əʊpɪə] or [maɪ'opɪə]

Definition

(noun.) (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred.

Edited by Johanna--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typist: Miguel

Definition

n. shortness or nearness of sight.—adj. Myop′ic.—ns. My′ops My′ope a short-sighted person.

Typed by Ethan