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What is the Other Name For Myopia

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What is the other name for 

 myopia

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Solution

The other name of myopia is short-sightedness.

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Chapter 3: The Human Eyes And The Colorful World - Exercise 2 [Page 158]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics Part 1 [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 The Human Eyes And The Colorful World
Exercise 2 | Q 5. (a) | Page 158

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