myopia
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Nearsightedness; a condition in which light rays from distant objects are focused in front of the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects are not seen clearly.
ó: www.aces-abes.org/glossary.htm
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myopia
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Also known as nearsightedness, myopia is a refractive error caused by an eyeball that is too long to focus light on the retina or a cornea which is too steeply curved. In these cases light focuses instead in front of the retina
ó: www.ascrs.org/eye/gloss.html
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myopia
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Refractive error related to either a steep, or pointed cornea, or an eye of greater than usual length. The optical effect is that near objects are clearer than distance ones.
ó: www.goodeyes.com/Glossary.html
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myopia
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A refractive abnormality of the eye requiring a minus (negative or concave) lens for correction. Synonyms: near sighted or short sighted. People who are near sighted can see objects up close or at near without glasses.
ó: www.lasiknyc.com/glossary.cfm
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myopia
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The same as Shortsightedness
ó: www.chapple4eyes.co.uk/glossary/
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