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visão míope

[vi-ZÃO MI-o-pe]
nounfemininepl: visões míopes
myopic vision; nearsightedness
1. A refractive error of the eye in which close objects are seen clearly but distant objects appear blurred
The patient was diagnosed with myopic vision and prescribed glasses.
O paciente foi diagnosticado com visão míope e recebeu prescrição de óculos.
2. Figuratively: lack of foresight or inability to see long-term consequences
His visão míope prevented him from understanding the long-term implications of the decision.
Sua visão míope o impediu de compreender as implicações de longo prazo da decisão.
Synonyms
miopiapresbiopiafalta de visão de longo prazo
Antonyms
visão claravisão 20/20hipermetropia

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
visão míope
Standard usage in medical and everyday contexts
Portugal
miopia
More commonly used as the single word 'miopia' rather than the phrase
Medical/Technical
miopia
Clinical term preferred in ophthalmological contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

visão míope de longo prazo - shortsighted perspective
ter visão míope - to be shortsighted or lack foresight
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