long-sighted
If you are myopic, you are short-sighted. Myopia is a condition where near objects are seen clearly, but distant objects are blurry.
A myopic person is a near sighted person
They're short-sighted. Yes, the term "Myopia" means short sightedness. This means that light entering the eye is focused in front of the retina rather than on it. The opposite term is "Hyperopia" which means long sightedness. This means the light entering the eye is focused behind the retina rather than on it.
Short-sighted; unable to see at a distance.
You are short sighted , unable to see distant objects
short, shortsighted, unforesightful, myopicimprovident (vs. provident)
Myopic, or nearsighted. Myope, (Myopic is the condition not the person)
far-sighted
a condition of the eye in which parallel raysare focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness
If you are short-sighted (myopic), the eye bends light rays too much or the eyeball is too long, causing images to focus in front of the retina. This results in distant objects appearing blurry while close objects can be seen clearly. Corrective lenses, typically concave, are used to diverge light rays so that they focus properly on the retina.
They are used to correct issues with sight i.e. long sighted / short sighted
Most lenses are actually a meniscus design. the front curve is the base curve and the back side is either more or less curved than the base curve. Since most people are myopic (near-sighted) their lenses are usually a simple concave design rather than biconcave. Biconcave lenses are generally reserved for extremely high myopic prescriptions.