Myopia
noun
A situation where you can see things that are close, but objects far away look blurry.
I suffer from myopia, so I need to wear glasses.
Often appears as...
- suffers from myopia
- diagnosed with myopia
noun
Lack of imagination or foresight.
The company's failure was due to managerial myopia; they could not foresee the changes in the market.
Often appears as...
- managerial myopia
- economic myopia
noun
A situation where you can see things that are close, but objects far away look blurry.
I suffer from myopia, so I need to wear glasses.
Often appears as...
- suffers from myopia
- diagnosed with myopia
noun
Lack of imagination or foresight.
The company's failure was due to managerial myopia; they could not foresee the changes in the market.
Often appears as...
- managerial myopia
- economic myopia
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Condition
Myopia refers to an actual eye condition, not just any difficulty seeing.
Because of her myopia, Janet couldn't see the whiteboard without her specs.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Affliction
Many people have myopia; it's a common reason for wearing glasses or contact lenses.
The optometrist said myopia is why I struggle to read road signs.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive, Not Insult
Use 'myopia' to describe vision, not to insult someone's intelligence or awareness.
Calling his attention to detail 'myopia' is incorrect; he's not literally shortsighted.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Condition
Myopia refers to an actual eye condition, not just any difficulty seeing.
Because of her myopia, Janet couldn't see the whiteboard without her specs.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Affliction
Many people have myopia; it's a common reason for wearing glasses or contact lenses.
The optometrist said myopia is why I struggle to read road signs.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive, Not Insult
Use 'myopia' to describe vision, not to insult someone's intelligence or awareness.
Calling his attention to detail 'myopia' is incorrect; he's not literally shortsighted.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Condition
Myopia refers to an actual eye condition, not just any difficulty seeing.
Because of her myopia, Janet couldn't see the whiteboard without her specs.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Affliction
Many people have myopia; it's a common reason for wearing glasses or contact lenses.
The optometrist said myopia is why I struggle to read road signs.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive, Not Insult
Use 'myopia' to describe vision, not to insult someone's intelligence or awareness.
Calling his attention to detail 'myopia' is incorrect; he's not literally shortsighted.
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This Is Your Brain on...
Well, there are a slew of studies chronicling the modern ailments that go along with the separation from the natural world. And there are... physical as well as mental and some of these include spreading epidemic of myopia. If you don't get enough sunlight on your eyeballs
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What obligation do...
when we think about platforms in terms of physical space. Good physical spaces are almost always structured. They have rules. Silicon Valley is built on this idea that unstructured space is conducive for human behavior. And I actually think there's a reason for this myopia
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How do glasses help us...
Myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Each of these is a refractive error. Nowadays we can fix them all with glasses or contact lenses, which work by refocusing light so it strikes the retina precisely.
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The stories of water PIPE...
everyday the ebb and flow of water and the resulting Transfiguration of human behavior offers an elemental portrait of our collective myopia persistence and for better or worse adaptation thank you
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This Is Your Brain on...
Well, there are a slew of studies chronicling the modern ailments that go along with the separation from the natural world. And there are... physical as well as mental and some of these include spreading epidemic of myopia. If you don't get enough sunlight on your eyeballs
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What obligation do...
when we think about platforms in terms of physical space. Good physical spaces are almost always structured. They have rules. Silicon Valley is built on this idea that unstructured space is conducive for human behavior. And I actually think there's a reason for this myopia
Video examples
How do glasses help us...
Myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Each of these is a refractive error. Nowadays we can fix them all with glasses or contact lenses, which work by refocusing light so it strikes the retina precisely.
Video examples
The stories of water PIPE...
everyday the ebb and flow of water and the resulting Transfiguration of human behavior offers an elemental portrait of our collective myopia persistence and for better or worse adaptation thank you
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Quote examples
Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
As far as I'm concerned, it's a damned shame that a field as potentially dynamic and vital as journalism should be overrun with dullards, bums, and hacks, hag-ridden with myopia, apathy, and complacence, and generally stuck in a bog of stagnant mediocrity.
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Sterling K. Brown
American Actor
Don't become too attached to your own myopia. Just because you've found a way to do things doesn't mean it's the way to do things. There are so many different ways in which to navigate this so-called life. Be open to experiencing more than one.
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John Rhys-Davies
Welsh Actor
I'm not actually sure that actors or artists should be allowed to have a family, because the focus you need, the egotism, the myopia, is just taking away from the relationship.
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Bryce Dessner
American Composer
The danger of a rock band is repeating oneself. It's our greatest fear - that it evolves into the myopia of a semi-successful band that's in love with its own shadow.
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Milo Yiannopoulos
British Activist
I have ridiculously bad eyesight, but I have learned to live with an impressionistic view. Life is a Monet painting. I wander around enjoying myopia.
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Dave McClure
American Businessman
There's this myopia among American venture capitalists to not go anywhere beyond Silicon Valley and New York.
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Dustin Lance Black
American Director
I am sick and tired of the myopia in the gay and lesbian movement. It'll doom the movement.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
As far as I'm concerned, it's a damned shame that a field as potentially dynamic and vital as journalism should be overrun with dullards, bums, and hacks, hag-ridden with myopia, apathy, and complacence, and generally stuck in a bog of stagnant mediocrity.
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Sterling K. Brown
American Actor
Don't become too attached to your own myopia. Just because you've found a way to do things doesn't mean it's the way to do things. There are so many different ways in which to navigate this so-called life. Be open to experiencing more than one.
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John Rhys-Davies
Welsh Actor
I'm not actually sure that actors or artists should be allowed to have a family, because the focus you need, the egotism, the myopia, is just taking away from the relationship.
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Bryce Dessner
American Composer
The danger of a rock band is repeating oneself. It's our greatest fear - that it evolves into the myopia of a semi-successful band that's in love with its own shadow.
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Milo Yiannopoulos
British Activist
I have ridiculously bad eyesight, but I have learned to live with an impressionistic view. Life is a Monet painting. I wander around enjoying myopia.
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Dave McClure
American Businessman
There's this myopia among American venture capitalists to not go anywhere beyond Silicon Valley and New York.
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Dustin Lance Black
American Director
I am sick and tired of the myopia in the gay and lesbian movement. It'll doom the movement.
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