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Kurzsichtigkeit

short-sightedness, myopia

noun KURTS-zikh-tikh-kait Rare
Body & Health Senses

Usage Note

Kurzsichtigkeit is the most common refractive error worldwide, where distant objects appear blurred. Its rapid increase among young people (Myopie-Epidemie) is a major public-health discussion topic in German-speaking countries.

Examples

"Kurzsichtigkeit kann durch Brillen, Kontaktlinsen oder Laseroperationen korrigiert werden."

Natural Translation

Short-sightedness can be corrected by glasses, contact lenses, or laser surgery.

Literal Translation

Short-sightedness can through glasses contact-lenses or laser-operations corrected become.

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