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Another word for nearsighted

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  1. See also:

    myopic

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Sentence Examples

  • For example, one eye may be more nearsighted than the other eye, or one eye may be farsighted and the other eye nearsighted.

  • If a patient is severely nearsighted, Lasik may not even be an option.

  • If you are nearsighted, (can see close-up, but not far away) your glasses will make your eyes look smaller.

  • This drops to at most 40 percent when only one parent is nearsighted, and for 15 percent of myopic children, neither parent has myopia.

  • For the 2 percent of the population who are extremely nearsighted, an inherently weak sclera, whose fibers are not held together tightly, causes the eye to stretch.

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