myopia

/maɪˈoʊpiə/
noun
  1. A condition in which a person cannot see distant objects clearly; nearsightedness.
    • The eye doctor diagnosed his myopia and prescribed contact lenses.
    • Her myopia means she needs glasses to read road signs while driving.
    • Without her glasses, the student's myopia made it hard to see the blackboard.
  2. A lack of foresight or concern for the future; narrow-mindedness.
    • His financial myopia caused him to spend all his savings on short-term pleasures.
    • Political myopia often prevents leaders from addressing slow-moving crises like climate change.
    • The company's myopia led them to ignore long-term environmental damage.