myopic

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myopic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Myopic \My*op"ic\, a.
     Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia;
     nearsighted.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Myopic astigmatism, a condition in which the eye is
        affected with myopia in one meridian only.
        [1913 Webster]

myopic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  myopic
      adj 1: unable to see distant objects clearly [syn:
             nearsighted, shortsighted, myopic] [ant:
             farsighted, presbyopic]
      2: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem";
         "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the
         plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: short, shortsighted,
         unforesightful, myopic]