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How to pronounce nearsighted in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms myopic, shortsighted
Derivation nearsightedness

Examples of nearsighted

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If both parents are nearsighted, the children's risk increases to 48 percent.
From the stltoday.com
They are what I call developmentally nearsighted and have a myopic view of reality.
From the sacbee.com
Some people who are nearsighted can cope by taking off their glasses to read.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Another day, he's undergoing a free, $4,000 operation to fix his nearsighted vision.
From the denverpost.com
Broad based derision of the site based upon this single issue is nearsighted at best.
From the guardian.co.uk
Using the above logic, it's possible to argue that Satan wants you to be nearsighted.
From the sltrib.com
Hubble was launched in 1990 with a flawed mirror that left it nearsighted.
From the time.com
You wore them because you were nearsighted and had astigmatism in one eye.
From the nytimes.com
According to some estimates, up to 42 percent of Americans are myopic, or nearsighted.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Unable to see distant objects clearly
  • (nearsightedness) myopia: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
  • Myopia, also known as near-sightedness and short-sightedness, is a condition of the eye where the light that comes in does not directly focus on the retina but in front of it, causing the image that one sees when looking at a distant object to be out of focus. It does not affect focus when looking at a close object.
  • Spelling variant of near sighted
  • (near-sighted/ness) The sign SEE is blocked by the other hand, PO away, to represent that only things that are near can be seen. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - myopic.
  • (Nearsightedness) the common term for myopia.
  • (Nearsightedness) A condition in which one or both eyes cannot focus normally, causing objects at a distance to appear blurred and indistinct. Also called myopia.
  • Nearsightedness is another name for Myopia. Nearsighted people typically have difficulty seeing objects at a distance. Nearsightedness can be so severe that people have difficulty seeing objects up close too.
  • (Nearsightedness) Also known as myopia. Condition resulting in blurred distance vision.