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myopic [Brit mʌɪˈɒpɪk, Am ˌmaɪˈɑpɪk] ADJ

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1. myopic MED:

myopic vision

2. myopic fig:

myopic attitude, policy

myopic view

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myopic [maɪˈɒpɪk, Am -ˈɑ:pɪk] ADJ a. fig form

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In other otter species, vision is generally normal or slightly myopic, both on land and in water. en.wikipedia.org

Therefore, alcohol's myopic effects cause intoxicated people to respond almost exclusively to their immediate environment. en.wikipedia.org

The term is usually applied to opponents of a development, implying that they have narrow, selfish, or myopic views. en.wikipedia.org

As he hears the schoolchildren drone mathematical phrases, he compares an inchworm's myopic measuring of beautiful blossoms to the schoolmaster's blindness to beauty and creativity. en.wikipedia.org

A privileged upbringing makes him myopic to the hard realities of life. en.wikipedia.org

And, even when the argument was won over hiring a work force that represented the population, myopic editors would often pigeon-hole non-white producers and presenters. en.wikipedia.org

For an object to be imaged on the retina of an unaccommodated myopic eye it must be brought nearer until it occupies a position conjugate to the retina. en.wikipedia.org

This view of the statute is overly myopic. en.wikipedia.org

A myopic eye has too much power so light is focused in front of the retina. en.wikipedia.org

A refraction identifies the myopic or hyperopic correction, as well as the magnitude and axis of total astigmatic correction needed for clear vision. en.wikipedia.org

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