myopy

Noun

myopia (countable and uncountable, plural myopias)

1. 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.
   • The modern rise in myopia mirrored a trend for children in many countries to spend more time engaged in reading, studying or — more recently — glued to computer and smartphone screens.2015 March 15, Elie Dolgin, “The myopia boom”, in Nature

   Synonyms:

   shortsightedness, nearsightedness

   Antonyms:

   hyperopia

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