myopia
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(mī-ō′pē-ă)


[Gr. myein, to shut, + ops, eye]
An error in refraction in which light rays are focused in front of the retina, enabling the person to see distinctly for only a short distance. A negative (concave) lens of proper strength will correct this condition.
SYN: SEE: nearsightedness
SEE: emmetropia for illus
myopic (mī-ŏp′ĭk)

PREVENTION
Increasing the amount of time children spend playing outdoors may decrease the incidence of myopia.
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(mī-ō′pē-ă)


[Gr. myein, to shut, + ops, eye]
An error in refraction in which light rays are focused in front of the retina, enabling the person to see distinctly for only a short distance. A negative (concave) lens of proper strength will correct this condition.
SYN: SEE: nearsightedness
SEE: emmetropia for illus
myopic (mī-ŏp′ĭk)

PREVENTION
Increasing the amount of time children spend playing outdoors may decrease the incidence of myopia.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Myopia." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747011/0/myopia.
Myopia. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747011/0/myopia. Accessed March 31, 2023.
Myopia. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747011/0/myopia
Myopia [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747011/0/myopia.
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