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| | Myopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Myopia, sometimes called near-sightedness or short-sightedness, is a refractive defect of the eye in which collimated light produces image focus in front of the retina when accommodation is relaxed. | | | Another theory is that myopia is caused by a weakening of the ciliary muscle which controls the eye's lens. | | | Practitioners and advocates of alternative therapies often recommend eye exercises and relaxation techniques such as the Bates method, however, the efficacy of these practices are disputed by mainstream eye care practioners. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myopia
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| | Nearsightedness (Myopia) |
| | However, if myopia is combined with astigmatism, one can experience headaches. | | | Myopia is rarely linked with headaches or eyestrain, as the eyes are naturally focused for near vision. | | | Myopia is very common and can be corrected by the use of appliances, such as glasses or contact lenses with a prescription, or by refractive surgery. |
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http://www.oregoneyecenter.com/myopia.htm
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| | Myopia / Short Sightedness |
| | Myopia is best treated with eyeglasses or contact lenses which compensate for the elongated shape of the eye allowing the light to focus properly on the retina. | | | Myopia or short sightedness is a vision problem experienced by almost one-third of the population. | | | A Many contact lens specialists agree that the use of Oxygen Permeable, or RGP (Rigid Gas Permeable) contact lenses, that are rigid by construction, may slow or retard the progression of shortsightedness, whereas spectacles or soft contact lenses offer no benefit of this type. |
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| | Myopia |
| | Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a condition of the eye in which objects are seen more clearly when close to the eye while distant objects appear blurred or fuzzy. | | | Another explanation for disagreement regarding the role of heredity in myopia is the sensitivity of the human eye to very small changes in its anatomical structure. | | | It is possible that by combining exercises with changes in behavior, the progression of myopia may be slowed or prevented. |
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| | Myopia (Nearsightedness) Treatment - AllAboutVision.com |
| | Nearsightedness, or myopia, is a vision problem experienced by up to about one-third of the population. | | | In clinical trials, this treatment stabilized or improved vision in 72 percent of patients after one year, versus 44 percent on placebo. | | | Nearsightedness usually is a mildly debilitating condition that is easily correctible, in most instances with glasses, contacts or vision surgery. |
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http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/myopia.htm
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| | myopia -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | surgical procedure to correct myopia (nearsightedness) by reducing the radius of curvature of the cornea and astigmatism (asymmetrical curvature of the cornea). | | | In myopia the vision of distant objects is not distinct because the image of a distant point falls within the... | | | In contrast to the focussing of the normal (emmetropic) eye, in which the image of the visual field is focussed on the retina, the image may be focussed in front of the retina (nearsightedness, or myopia), or behind the retina (farsightedness or hyperopia). |
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| | The Neural Basis of Myopia |
| | In the U.S., the prevalence of myopia is about 25 percent of the population, but in Asian countries such as China or Japan it may exceed 70 percent, and it approximates 90 percent in selected populations, such as Chinese university students. | | | Although at the present stage of our investigations it is premature to draw any conclusion as to the human condition, it may be worthwhile to formulate a set of hypotheses that may be useful in designing clinical studies. | | | The main achievement of our studies was the realization that the nervous system plays a fundamental role in the development of myopia and that a drastic change in the visual environment may affect the postnatal growth of the eye. |
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http://www.med.harvard.edu/publications/On_The_Brain/Volume4/Number3/Myopia.html
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| | 11/98 myopia.html |
| | Many readers may be surprised to learn that an effective medical therapy for myopia has been reported in a well-designed clinical study. | | | Myopia in the group without compulsory education was 1.5 percent. | | | A large-scale study of U.S. patients showed that the incidence of myopia increases with education. |
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http://www.revophth.com/1998/rpk8f14myopia.html
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| | Myopia |
| | Depending on the degree of myopia, glasses may be needed all of the time for clear vision. | | | Periodic examinations after myopia has been discovered indicate whether or not a change in prescriptive eyewear is needed. | | | If an individual is nearsighted, the unusually long shpae of the eyeball causes light rays from a distant point to be focused at a place in front of the retina. |
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http://www.drchong.com/myopia.html
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| | Blame lifestyle for myopia, not genes |
| | The epidemics of myopia in countries such as Singapore and Japan are due solely to changes in lifestyle, they say, and similar levels could soon be seen in many western countries as lifestyles there continue to change. | | | CONTRARY to popular belief, people in east Asia are no more genetically susceptible to short-sightedness than any other population group, according to researchers who have analysed past studies of the problem. | | | There is also an increasing incidence of extreme myopia, which can lead to blindness. |
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-07/ns-blf070704.php
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| | Myopia |
| | Myopia studies show that heredity is clearly a very strong indicator of the development of myopia. | | | There are no downsides to wearing the bifocals, thus, if my child was at risk of developing progressive myopia, I would suggest the use of an invisible bifocal. | | | This new drug pirenzipine has been used in Japan and Europe for years to treat stomach problems. |
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http://www.coopereyecare.com/myopia.htm
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| | The Genetic Basis of Myopia |
| | A family history of myopia is associated with the likelihood of developing the condition. | | | For example, a greater prevalence of myopia exists among the children of myopic parents than among the children of non myopic parents; (Zadnik, 1323) the probability of myopia in offspring of myopic parents up to three times higher than when neither parent is myopic. | | | al., Òis that low myopia is multifactorial,Ó with the environment making a significant contribution to development of the condition. |
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| | Intoxication |
| | The more alcohol consumed, the greater is the myopia, and hence the greater the dis-inhibition However, even when not intoxicated, humans tend to be myopic. | | | Remote stimuli such as moral concerns or fear of consequences do not get processed, and so are not available to exert an inhibitory influence. | | | Now remote stimuli that might balance extreme negative feelings, or inhibit irreversible behaviors are not available. |
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http://www.alcohol-drug.com/myopia.htm
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| | Why miopy |
| | The end of school age (around 18/22) is generally considered as the period of life when myopia growth stops and the recent trend is to consider, from this age onwards, some more or less established surgical techniques to reduce myopia. | | | According to the functional/environmental theory it is possible, to work on the causes of myopia after having detected the early forewarning signs of a trend in those individuals who are not yet myopes. | | | The purpose of an Optometric Visual Analysis is to attain an accurate monitoring of the causes that reveal, in a young and healthy subject, a trend to myopia. |
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http://www.olent.it/english/miopia.php
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| | Myopia: lasik surgery correction |
| | Clearly myopia is a disease of the modern-world and has the potential to accelerate out of control - some professionals say that it has already done so. | | | If we do our maths, we can see that myopia is indeed a disease that is growing at an astonishing rate. | | | Furthermore, other research suggests that conventional wisdom in the treatment of myopia through the use of spectacles is actually flawed! |
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http://www.lasik-surgery-myopia.com
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| | Research on Myopia Control & Prevention |
| | Myopia Reduction Training with a Computer-Based Behavioral Technique: A Preliminary Report. | | | Collins, F.L. Ricci, J.A., and Burkett, J.A. Behavioral training for myopia: long term maintenance of improved acuity. | | | Gardiner, Peter A. Factors Associated with the Development of Myopia in the Growing Child. |
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http://www.i-see.org/myopia_control.html
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| | Myopia (short-sightedness) |
| | Most forms of myopia are considered a variation from normal vision, rather than a medical condition. | | | The risk of developing myopia is increased if there is a family history of it. | | | If they have myopia, their vision may be 6/12. |
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http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/myopia.html
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| | OOEED :: Vision Repair&Myopia Treatment/Prevention Expert |
| | There are many people set up clinic to cure and prevent myopia by using our eye exercise devices, recommended for people with massage skills. | | | With the growth of your body, the ciliary body muscle and lens gradually lose elasticity, and just imagine the process of the thickening of the lens, and that it causes the eyeball to grow longer, and that eventually the light rays focus at a point in front of the retina.. | | | The eye doctors claim this is hereditary, even when there is no history of the problem in the family. |
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http://www.themyopia.com
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| | CNN - Health: Your Eyes: Myopia (Nearsightedness) - August 18, 1999 |
| | These conditions cause the lens to focus images at a point in front of the retina. | | | Several surgeries, collectively known as refractive eye surgery, are now available to correct myopia. | | | Refractive eye surgery involves reshaping the cornea so that the image you see focuses directly on the retina rather than in front of it. |
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http://www.cnn.com/health/specials/eye.series/explainers/myopia
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| | The EyeCare Connection |
| | Myopia is the refractive condition where the farthest point of focus is located at a point near to the observer, and not at infinity. | | | Exercises and manipulating lens corrections are sometimes effective in reducing the degree of myopia. | | | The image now comes to a clear focus at the back of the eye. |
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| | Information on myopia (near-sightedness) at MedicineNet.com |
| | With myopia, your prescription for glasses or contact lens is a negative number, such as -3.00. | | | People who have myopia or nearsightedness have difficulty seeing distant objects, but can see objects that are near clearly. | | | Glasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery can correct myopia. |
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| | Dogpile - Web Search: myopia |
| | Myopia is rarely linked with headaches or eyestrain, as the eyes are... | | | myopia and other correctable eye conditions at Visionconnection: your connection to vision information, help and community. | | | myopia surgery at Emory Vision, located in Atlanta, GA. Picture a world of better vision with the LASIK procedure. |
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| | Myopia Manual |
| | The idea, to find just one mechanism for myopia and to solve this problem once and forever sounds very tempting, and quite some authors are giving the impression that they are very close to this target, and that most of the promoters of other theories and observations are wrong. | | | Additionally, some practical hints about various subjects, which are related to myopia are included, as well as resulting overall recommendations. | | | It is by far more likely, however, that all of them are right in the very specific view of their experiments and experiences, because various different - and overlapping - mechanisms towards myopia are obviously existing. |
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| | Myopia |
| | This brief patient fact sheet explains the cause of myopia (short-sightedness), the effects of the condition, treatment options, at risk groups, and the incidence of the condition. | | | This patient-orientated leaflet provides information about short sightedness (myopia) and is made available on the Web by Patient UK, a collaboration between PiP (Patient Information Publications) and EMIS (Egton Medical Information Systems) that aims to provide reliable health information to the UK general public. | | | The leaflet briefly describes how the eye works, and explains the problem, effects, identification, and method of correction of myopia (short sightedness) and hypermetropia (long sightedness). |
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| | See Clearly Method: Do Eye Exercises Improve Vision? |
| | A long-standing criticism of eye exercises, coming from both mainstream optometrists as well as from eye surgeons, is the absence of reliable evidence that they can reduce your reliance on corrective lenses at all, let alone eliminate it. | | | After six weeks of therapy, nine of the 21 had "significant" improvement and 11 had "moderate" improvement in visual acuity. | | | Certain eye exercises are designed to relieve so-called spasm of accommodation, believed to be an environmentally induced disruption of the eye's focusing capacity. |
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http://www.allaboutvision.com/buysmart/see_clearly.htm#test
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| | eMedicine - Myopia, LASIK : Article by Michael Taravella, MD |
| | Several risk factors are thought to be important, such as initial high myopia, forme fruste or a pattern like keratoconus noted on preoperative topography, and subsequent enhancement surgery. | | | Factors that probably contribute to decentration include the following: (1) surgeon experience, (2) degree of myopia to be corrected, and (3) location of the visual axis line of sight versus the center of the pupil. | | | Stulting RD, Carr JD, Thompson KP, et al: Complications of laser in situ keratomileusis for the correction of myopia. |
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| | LaserSurgeryForEyes.com |
| | Nearsightedness (myopia) is a very common condition that affects nearly 30 percent of the U.S. population. | | | As a person with myopia you have several options available to you to enhance your current vision. | | | This is especially the case in high myopia. |
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http://www.lasersurgeryforeyes.com/myopia.html
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| | Nearsightedness (Myopia) - References of Augusta, Georgia |
| | Implantable Contact Lens in Treatment of Myopia (ITM) Study Group (2003). | | | Advances in refractive surgery: New options extend the scope of corrective procedures. | | | Laser in situ keratomileusis: Literature review of a developing technique. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Nearsightedness |
| | The use of glasses or contact lenses does not affect the normal progression of myopia in the growth years -- they simply focus the light so the nearsighted person can see distant objects clearly. | | | Complications of laser vision correction are uncommon, but can be serious | | | Calling your health care provider Return to top |
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| | MYOPIA |
| | The use of hard or other rigid gas permeable contact lenses has been claimed by some as means to check the progress but it has not been proved. | | | However, if retinal holes are detected during regular check up, cryo or laser can be done to treat it. | | | 'The general worry is that, a person with myopia has to face many problems But it is not so. |
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| | Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - Pathological Myopia and Posterior Staphyloma |
| | Both spectacles and contact lenses can be effective in treating the refractive error. | | | Intraocular lens implantation may be a viable refractive surgery alternative. | | | Some clinicians have used photodynamic therapy (PDT) off-label in degenerative myopia for patients with juxtafoveal and extrafoveal membranes. |
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| | iLaserCentre Penang, Malaysia - Vision Care Centre |
| | This is the most common type of laser vision correction in the world today for correcting shortsightedness (myopia), longsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism. | | | NeuroVision treatment is a non-surgical, risk free technology for improving your vision by enhancing the processing power in the brain. | | | It is suitable for you if your age is 9 years and above and have shortsightedness (myopia) of less than -2.00(200 degrees) or lazy eyes (amblyopia). |
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| | Technorati Tag: myopia |
| | Myopia - Emory Vision Get myopia surgery at Emory Vision, located in Atlanta, GA. Picture a world of better vision with the LASIK procedure. | | | LASIK eye correction surgery can certainly cure myopia by reshaping the cornea. | | | Natural Myopia Correction Program Vision for Life is a breakthrough, home-based program proven to help correct myopia naturally without the use of glasses or contacts. |
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| | News - Myopia Progresses More Slowly In Children Who Wear Hard Contact Lenses |
| | "The results of the study provide information for eye care practitioners to share with the patients, but they do not indicate that RGPs should be prescribed primarily for myopia control," they conclude. | | | CHICAGO, IL -- December 13, 2004 -- Children who wear rigid gas-permeable contact lenses (RGPs) had slower progression of their myopia (nearsightedness) than patients who wear soft contact lenses (SCLs), according to an article in the December issue of | | | The researchers found that compared to children who wore SCLs, the children who wore RGPs had a slower progression of myopia. |
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| | myopia |
| | : William Bates was a turn-of-the-century ophthalmologist who got people to look at myopia as an acquired problem. | | | His methods seem to center around stress reduction techniques. | | | Nearsightedness is best thought of as a stress adaptive disease, one that is acquired through sustained, repeated stress. |
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| | The International Myopia Prevention Association |
| | Nearsightedness is the condition when a person cannot see distant objects clearly without glasses. | | | There is no need to sacrifice a child’s vision. | | | The International Myopia Prevention Association (IMPA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children save their vision. |
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| | Myopia |
| | This is called “Progressive myopia” and the patient goes on changing his lens for higher numbers. | | | Myopia generally occurs in the young and patient experiences difficulty in seeing objects at a distance. | | | Normally after the use of spectacles with concave lens of appropriate curvature, the patient is relieved of the trouble. |
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http://www.allayurveda.com/ail_myopia.htm
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| | Myopia |
| | Several techniques have been devised to correct myopia. | | | There are three basic ways to correct it: eyeglasses, contact lenses and | | | Press the green button below several times to activate the animation. |
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| | Dictionary.com/myopia |
| | A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; nearsightedness. | | | Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning: “For Lorca, New York is a symbol of spiritual myopia” (Edwin Honig). |
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=myopia&r=67
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| | Myopia Prevention Home Page |
| | Countless modern studies indicate with little doubt that nearsightedness is the result of doing more near-work than our eyes were made for, and people are susceptible in degrees that vary with their heredity. | | | Improving myopia with plus lenses: more details on my own experience - click | | | Introduction: Nearsightedness (myopia) was once thought to be genetic -- inherited from your parents -- but it's now clear that idea was only partially correct. |
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| | Myopia:AOA |
| | Nearsightedness, or myopia, as it is medically termed, is a vision condition in which near objects are seen clearly, but distant objects do not come into proper focus. | | | Orthokeratology is a non-invasive procedure that involves the wearing of a series of specially-designed rigid contact lenses to progressively reshape the curvature of the cornea over time. | | | Nearsightedness occurs if your eyeball is too long or the cornea has too much curvature, so the light entering your eye is not focused correctly. |
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| | Marketing myopia - definition of Marketing myopia in Encyclopedia |
| | This can entail the use of long-term profit objectives (sometimes at the risk of sacrificing short term objectives). | | | Because the world is inherently unpredictable, we are all subject to myopia to a certain extent according to Theodore Levitt (1960) who coined the term. | | | Marketing myopia is a term used in marketing that describes an unnecessarily common affliction among business people. |
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| | Myopia » Optometrists Association Australia |
| | A complete eye test is the only sure way of determining whether your child's vision is normal. | | | There is no certain prevention for myopia but, in some cases, treatment can be prescribed to stop or slow its progression. | | | Laser surgery to reshape the front surface of the eye can also help some people with myopia. |
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| | Myopia Control - Can GP Contact Lenses Control Myopia in Children? |
| | For a more personal point of view, read what a father says about his daughter's success with myopia control. | | | Although there have been several studies on myopia control with positive indications for GP contact lenses, the results have not been entirely conclusive. | | | Some research studies have shown that wearing GP contact lenses can help control this myopia. |
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| | Clearing Up Blurry Vision: Scientists gaze toward causes of myopia: Science News Online, July 10, 2004 |
| | Elongated, myopic eyeball (top) focuses light in front of the retina, making distant images appear blurry. | | | "[Myopia] could be affected by several genes and the environment as well," says J. Fielding Hejtmancik of the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Md. | | | Scientists in the United Kingdom have found that myopia, or nearsightedness, is predominantly hereditary, and they're beginning to unravel the genetic mechanism that causes the vision problem. |
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| | Laser Eye Surgery UK : INTRALASE, LASIK, IntraLASIK, Wavefront, Zyoptix, Vision Correction Surgery UK |
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| | Utopia, Dystopia, and Myopia |
| | Myopia, I would argue, is applicable to dystopian in the sense that the latter is the representation of an externalized and multifaceted myopia. | | | In the context of the second half of the 19th century, the feeling of being cheated and swept aside by progress that was experienced to a painful degree by the more sensitive minds, caused those people to become defensive, aggressive and dismissive against the modern time. | | | As a consequence, "being myopian" designates a subsequent stubbornness to look ahead as well as a resulting narrow-mindedness and pessimistic attitude towards the society as the frame for life's conduct. |
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| | Word! Myopia |
| | Myopia is also known as nearsightededness, which means you can see things up close, but have trouble seeing objects far away, like the words on a chalkboard. | | | A lot of people have myopia, which is usually corrected by wearing glasses. |
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