nearsightedness

noun

The state of being near-sighted; myopia.

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An eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye’s faulty refractive ability, such that one can see only close objects distinctly; the condition of being nearsighted. See myopic, and myopia.

noun

The property of being nearsighted, myopia.

noun

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