Near-sightedness
1near-sightedness — near sightˈedness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑near …
2near-sightedness — n 1. myopia, short sightedness, near sight, Rare. mope eye. 2. narrow mindedness, narrowness, parochialism, provincialism, insularity, hideboundness, illiberality; prejudice, partiality, bias, one sidedness; dogmatism, fanaticism,… …
3near-sighted — n. esp. US = SHORT SIGHTED. Derivatives: near sightedly adv. near sightedness n …
4Myopia — For other uses, see Myopia (disambiguation). Myopia Classification and external resources ICD 10 H …
5Presbyopia — is a condition where the eye exhibits a progressively diminished ability to focus on near objects with age. Presbyopia’s exact mechanisms are not known with certainty; the research evidence most strongly supports a loss of elasticity of the… …
6Corrective lens — A bifocal corrective eyeglass lens A pair of contact le …
7History of the telescope — The earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a convex… …
8myopia — (n.) short sightedness, 1727, medical Latin, from Late Gk. myopia near sightedness, from myops near sighted, lit. closing the eyes, from myein to shut (see MUTE (Cf. mute) (adj.)) + ops (gen. opos) eye (see EYE (Cf …
9List of Megatokyo characters — In Megatokyo, the popular webcomic by Fred Gallagher, Japanese names are written in Japanese order, with the family name before the given name. The first feature of Megatokyo (a filler art day, referred to as a dead piro day ) which revealed a… …
10Human eye — Infobox Anatomy Name = Eye Caption = Schematic diagram of the human eye. The human eye is similar to most mammalian eyes.Dynamic rangeThe retina has a static contrast ratio of around 100:1 (about 6 1/2 stops). As soon as the eye moves (saccades)… …
