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Definition of Nearsightedness

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

Definition of Nearsightedness

1. Noun. The property of being nearsighted, myopia. ¹

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Definition of Nearsightedness

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Medical Definition of Nearsightedness

1. That error of refraction in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too long from front to back (axial myopia) or of an increased strength in refractive power of the media of the eye (index myopia). Also called nearsightedness, because the near point is less distant than it is in emmetropia with an equal amplitude of accommodation. Origin: Gr. Myein = to shut This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Nearsightedness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Universal Military Education and Service: The Swiss System for the United States by Lucien Howe (1916)
"(b) School life tends to develop nearsightedness (35). Examinations of the eyes of children ... nearsightedness is a disease—often a disease of importance. ..."

2. The Household Monitor of Health by John Harvey Kellogg (1891)
"nearsightedness.— If the eyes are nearsighted, they should be at once provided with suitable glasses, or they will suffer injury. ..."

3. The Economic Review by Christian Social Union (Great Britain), Oxford University Branch (1899)
"I have always believed that his extreme nearsightedness was a real help to him in this respect. Unable to see, virtually, beyond his nose, he could never ..."

4. General Science, First Course by Lewis Elhuff (1916)
"(a) nearsightedness.— This is most often due to the eye being too long from ... Sometimes nearsightedness is the result of the cornea or the crystalline ..."

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