Nearsighted

One out of ten persons is nearsighted.

One in ten people are nearsighted.

I'm nearsighted.

Are you nearsighted?

Is your dentist nearsighted?

Did you know that I'm nearsighted?

Since he can read such small letters, he is not nearsighted.

A nearsighted person has difficulty seeing objects clearly in the distance. A farsighted person has trouble seeing things up close. For a person with astigmatism, objects appear blurry at any distance.

Is Tom nearsighted?

The idea that reading makes you nearsighted has been popular for a couple of hundred years.