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myopia

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Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.

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The fear of infinity is a form of myopia that destroys the possibility of seeing the actual infinite, even though it in its highest form has created and sustains us, and in its secondary transfinite forms occurs all around us and even inhabits our minds. Georg Cantor

Arthritis vanishes, myopia gets better, heart illness decreases, asthma disappears, stomachs function properly and the whole catalog of illnesses goes away and stays away. L. Ron Hubbard

I have ridiculously bad eyesight, but I have learned to live with an impressionistic view. Life is a Monet painting. I wander around enjoying myopia. Milo Yiannopoulos

Conversely, people who cannot increase the focal length of their lens enough to allow for distant objects to be imaged on the retina suffer from myopia and have a far point that is considerably closer than infinity. Source: Internet

;Example 2 :Young children who sleep with the light on are much more likely to develop myopia in later life. Source: Internet

In light of all that, Harris’ latest revolting dive into the most fetid dumpster of Trump Hatred, and awe-inspiring example of moral myopia that he has now provided is not altogether unexpected. Source: Internet

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