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Recent Examples of nearsightedness
Progression of nearsightedness in children can be slowed by taking breaks and avoiding hour after hour on the phone or computer.
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Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
In the case of nearsightedness, or myopia, the focus of the light occurs in front of the retina.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
One is that nearsightedness is being diagnosed at younger ages.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Benefits of eye surgery include improvement of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
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Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
In the case of nearsightedness, or myopia, the focus of the light occurs in front of the retina.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
One is that nearsightedness is being diagnosed at younger ages.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Benefits of eye surgery include improvement of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearsightedness
Noun
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Basically, the Clairo-shade meme is a way of poking fun at the myopia of modern stan culture.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
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Beijing has benefitted from other forms of American myopia as well.Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2019
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Although my health insurance paid for the majority of the expenses, I was still left with significant costs—Uber rides to and from daily doctor's appointments, at-home nursing care, prescription eye drops, and custom medical devices that ultimately saved my eyesight—all of which weren't covered.Stella Shon, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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After being in and out of the hospital for the last four days, on Wednesday, doctors delivered the devastating news that Berardi’s eyesight was permanently damaged from a brutal attack in his Federal Hill neighborhood, a place the young couple has called home for the last seven years.Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Untreated hyperopia can lead to the development of a lazy eye (amblyopia) or additional vision loss.Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
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Some people with hyperopia can have their vision surgically corrected.Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
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“Nearsightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearsightedness. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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