ophthalmology Eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred.
synonyms: nearsightedness, shortsightedness.
Roget 443:
dim sight,
dull sight half sight,
short sight,
near sight,
long sight,
double sight,
astigmatic sight,
failing sight;
dimsightedness
&c.;
purblindness,
lippitude†;
myopia,
presbyopia†;
confusion of vision;
astigmatism;
color blindness,
chromato pseudo blepsis†,
Daltonism;
nyctalopia†;
strabismus,
strabism†,
squint;
blearedness†,
day blindness,
hemeralopia†,
nystagmus;
xanthocyanopia†,
xanthopsia [Med.];
cast in the eye,
swivel eye,
goggle-eyes;
obliquity of vision.
winking
etc.
v.;
nictitation;
blinkard†,
albino.
dizziness,
swimming,
scotomy†;
cataract;
ophthalmia.
[Limitation of vision]
blinker;
screen
etc.
(hider)
530.
[Fallacies of vision]
deceptio visus [Lat.];
refraction,
distortion,
illusion,
false light,
anamorphosis†,
virtual image,
spectrum,
mirage,
looming,
phasma†;
phantasm,
phantasma†,
phantom;
vision;
specter,
apparition,
ghost;
ignis fatuus [Lat.]
etc.
(luminary)
423;
specter of the Brocken;
magic mirror;
magic lantern
etc.
(show)
448;
mirror lens
etc.
(instrument)
445.
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Dutch: kortzichtigheid, bijziendheid, kippigheid, myopie
Polish: krótkowzroczność, krótkowidztwo, krótki wzrok, miopia