Clinical Name for Nearsightedness

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from World of Books, Group 286, Puzzle 2 (Pocket Book Editions).

Question is: Clinical Name for Nearsightedness

and the answer is: MYOPIA

Word Meaning:

MYOPIA — (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.

Definitions from Wiktionary.

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