NALT

Preferred term

myopia

Topic

A refractive error in which rays of light entering the EYE parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina when accommodation (accommodation, ocular) is relaxed. This results from an overly curved cornea or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. It is also called nearsightedness.

vision disorders

near-sightedness
nearsightedness

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

77855

Spanish

miopía

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/287325

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Created 9/16/16, last modified 11/14/16