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myopia

[mahy-oh-pee-uh] / maɪˈoʊ pi ə /


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Ten were treated to simulate correction for myopia, also known as nearsightedness.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

If validated, this proposed mechanism could significantly change how scientists and clinicians think about myopia progression.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

Under this proposed mechanism, myopia may develop when insufficient light reaches the retina during sustained close-up work in low-light settings.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

Ophthalmologists are raising alarms about an epidemic of childhood myopia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

That three papers in the short span of three months in 1900 independently converged on Mendel’s work was a demonstration of the sustained myopia of biologists, who had ignored his work for nearly forty years.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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