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myopia

[mahy-oh-pee-uh] / maɪˈoʊ pi ə /


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But lighting products designed with the particular characteristics that might help prevent myopia are not yet widely available.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

These spectacles produce a strong signal that encourages myopia in one eye, while the other eye provides a comparison.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Previous experiments in mice had indicated that violet light near 380 nanometers could reduce myopia.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Progression slowed in both the placebo and the atropine groups in the later years of the trial, but that’s to be expected because myopia slows as children grow up.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

He sat as stiffly as he walked, straight as a pole, his head thrown slightly back and to one side, with a sidelong glance that held a mixture of pride, distrust, and myopia.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Like all TV shows, but especially ones that capture the zeitgeist, it’s a product of its time, reflecting the myopias of the era and of its creative team.

From Washington Post Dec. 9, 2021

But alongside generational myopias there is wisdom, too.

From New York Times Sep. 19, 2020

Ultimately, however, as the disorientation expands, we realise that there are not just misogynies at work here: there are cultural myopias, competing models of freedom, competing versions of Islam.

From The Guardian Feb. 22, 2020

But it’s also a symbol for certain insistent myopias of masculinity.

From The New Yorker Nov. 4, 2019




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