myopic

[ mahy-op-ik, -oh-pik ]

/ maɪˈɒp ɪk, -ˈoʊ pɪk /

Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.

unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted.

lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded.

Origin of myopic

First recorded in 1790–1800; myop(ia) + -ic

my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb non·my·op·ic, adjective non·my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb un·my·op·ic, adjective

But trying to impose such order by chasing away informal commerce and culture is myopic.

Great Cities are Born Filthy |Will Doig |July 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is the myopic and solipsistic vantage point of the crotch.

Bobby Womack’s Sexual Democracy: The Late Soul Legend Preached Mutual Pleasure |David Masciotra |June 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But, the essay is also myopic—once again exaggerating Jewish guilt and minimizing Palestinian blame and responsibility.

What Beinart Overlooks in His 'American Jewish Cocoon' Article |Gil Troy |September 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It is a function of their myopic passion that they think of the Russian Empire as a pawn in their game.

The Chechen Grievance: Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murad’ After Boston |Benjamin Lytal |April 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

There is something imposing and demanding in the myopic claims of these characters.

Smoked Fish Surrealism: Ben Katchor’s Comics of NYC Neurotics |Jacob Siegel |March 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The entire interests of the colony were comprised within the focal distance of myopic vision.

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2) |Alexander Michie
Therefore her thoughts and arguments were myopic, almost necessarily specious.

Children of the Whirlwind |Leroy Scott
For near objects the myopic eye is used without accommodation and therefore also without convergent strabismus of the right.

Schweigger on Squint |C. Schweigger
Vague and myopic between their puckered lids, his eyes seemed lost, homeless, unhappy.

Mortal Coils |Aldous Huxley
He was also myopic and his hands fluttered restlessly throughout the evening.

The Capgras Shift |Sam Vaknin