different between presbyopia vs myopia

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ??????? (présbus, “old man”), and New Latin -opia (“vision problem”), from Ancient Greek ?? (?ps, “eye”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??pi?

Noun

presbyopia (usually uncountable, plural presbyopias)

1. Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects; farsightedness

Antonyms

• myopia

Derived terms

• presbyopic

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References

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (mu?pía, “shortsightedness”), from ??? (mú?, “to shut eyes”) +? ?? (?ps, “view”) +? -?? (-ía).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ma????.p?.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ma??o?.pi.?/
• Rhymes: -??pi?

Noun

myopia (countable and uncountable, plural myopias)

1. (pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.

   Synonyms: shortsightedness, nearsightedness

   Antonym: hyperopia

   Coordinate term: presbyopia
2. (figuratively) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• astigmatism
• emmetropia

Further reading

• near-sightedness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Noun

myopia f (uncountable)

1. Obsolete spelling of miopia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).