long-sighted

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Amblyopia is when the vision in one eye does not develop properly and can be triggered by a squint or being long-sighted.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

It’s a crucial test for a company that’s spent decades pursuing long-sighted R&D. And more importantly, the success — or failure — of Spot will tell us a lot about our own robot future.

From The Verge • Jul. 17, 2019

He first saw the experts at Cardiff University when he was just two years old and was found to be very long-sighted.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2017

The shift is thought to raise the pressure in astronauts’ brains, squeezing their eyeballs from behind and making them long-sighted.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2015

Not being long-sighted, the whole pageant was a blank to me after that cruel deprivation, for I could no longer see that imperial figure on the piazza.

From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)