myopia /mī·ō″pē·ə/ [Gk, myops, nearsighted] , a condition of nearsightedness caused by the elongation of the eyeball or by an error in refraction so that parallel rays are focused in front of the retina. Also called nearsightedness, short sight, shortsightedness. Kinds include curvature myopia, index myopia, pathological myopia. −myopic, adj.
