Found 2 items, similar to nearsightedness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: nearsightedness nearsightedness n : (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred [syn: myopia, shortsightedness] [ant: hyperopia]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Nearsightedness Nearsightedness \Near"sight`ed*ness\, n. (Med.) An eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability, such that one can see only close objects distinctly; the condition of being nearsighted. See Myopic, and Myopia. Syn: myopia, shortsightedness. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]