Another word for myopic

myopic Synonyms

myopic

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Nearsighted
nearsighted, shortsighted, astigmatic, bleary-eyed, shortsighted, halfsighted, dimsighted, presbyopic, moon-eyed*, mole-eyed*, goggle-eyed*, blind*.
Narrow-minded
close-minded, intolerant, bigoted, parochial; see prejudiced.

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He needs to be admonished not to have a mind which is narrow or myopic.
Silicone contact lenses allow a marked increase in oxygen to reach the eye decreasing the probability of myopic increases.
Less than 5 percent of five year olds are myopic, but this percentage increases to 25 percent by late teens and to approximately 35 percent for young adults and to 42 percent of those middle-aged.
The degree to which one is myopic depends on the powers of the cornea and the lens of the eye and the length of the eyeball.
Retinal detachments and tears are possible, however, in highly myopic children or adolescents who play contact sports.

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