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myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
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astigmatism, astigmia
(ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
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farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
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keratectasia
abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye
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keratoconus
abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia
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farsightedness, presbyopia
a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
