Myopic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Myopic \My*op"ic\, a.
     Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia;
     nearsighted.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Myopic astigmatism}, a condition in which the eye is


        affected with myopia in one meridian only.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  myopic
       adj 1: unable to see distant objects clearly [syn: {nearsighted}]
              [ant: {farsighted}]
       2: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem";
          "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the
          plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: {short}, {shortsighted}, {unforesightful}]