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Short sighted? Clicking on this article I thought it was going to be some half in jest article about not adopting long term sustainable policies. I've worn glas
by janzer 11y ago
Short sighted? Clicking on this article I thought it was going to be some half in jest article about not adopting long term sustainable policies. I've worn glasses for myopia since I was 9, have been at a number of ophthalmologist conferences, and have otherwise been somewhat more exposed to the field of optical medicine than average. I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've seen the term short sighted used instead of near sighted for myopia.
The original article seems not to use either term but sticks with myopia as would be expected. I'm guessing this is a reporter mistranslation of the medical term?
The original paper is "Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050" and can be found at http://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420%2816%2900025-7/fulltext http://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420%2816%2900025-7/...
- mappu 11y ago> I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've seen the term short sighted used instead of near sighted for myopia. Counter-anecdote: I find 'short sighted' to be used significantly more than 'near sighted'. What country are you from?
- niftynate 11y agoUS here. I don't think I've ever heard "short sighted" used in this manner. Near sighted is definitely the norm.
- noonespecial 11y agoIts worse than that. In the US "short sighted" is generally used to mean someone who does not plan well for the future.
- luxpir 11y agoBoth meanings apply in British English, it's just a matter of context. There aren't usually that many insulted patients raging out of the opticians in the UK. Nevertheless some opticians are forced to don a face mask when breaking the news to certain patients, in cases where the "How dare you!" slap is likely to leave a mark.
- theoh 11y agoMay I suggest not guessing, but googling it. It's a common term for myopia in British English.
- civilian 11y agoWe're on a forum because we don't want to RTFM or be given a LMGTFY, we want a social experience.
- derriz 11y ago"Short sighted" is the common term for myopia in other (non-US) English speaking countries. I would describe myself as short sighted if someone asked why I needed to wear glasses.
- grillvogel 11y agowhat is the point of this comment
- falsedan 11y agoamerica greatest country world number 1
- civilian 11y agoIn America, short-sighted means you think in the short term or don't think ahead. So a short-sighted person would accidentally double-book friday lunch, and is only focused on the current quarter's profits.
- alextgordon 11y agoSo "short sighted" is a metaphor in BrE but an idiom in AmE.
- TheSpiceIsLife 11y agoAt least one dictionary I have at hand says: myopic |mʌɪˈɒpɪk| adjective short-sighted. • lacking foresight or intellectual insight: the government still has a myopic attitude to public spending.