tunnel vision

1. Vision in which the visual field is severely constricted, as from within a tunnel looking out.

2. An extremely narrow point of view; narrow-mindedness.

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tunnel vision

1. (Pathology) a condition in which peripheral vision is greatly restricted

2. narrowness of viewpoint resulting from concentration on a single idea, opinion, etc, to the exclusion of others

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tun′nel vi′sion

1. a drastically narrowed field of vision, as in looking through a tube, symptomatic of retinitis pigmentosa.

2. narrow-mindedness.

[1940–45]

tun′nel-vi′sioned, adj.

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Noun

tunnel vision - visual impairment involving a loss of peripheral vision

vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment - impairment of the sense of sight

Translations

tunnel vision

n (Med) → Gesichtsfeldeinengung f; (fig) → Engstirnigkeit f, → beschränkter Horizont

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tunnel vision

n (Med) → riduzione f del campo visivo (fig) → visuale f ristretta

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tun·nel vi·sion

n. visión en túnel, trastorno frecuente en casos de glaucoma avanzado que produce al paciente una disminución visual considerable tal como si mirara a través de un túnel.

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The 25mm objective lens is larger than the eyepiece, providing a wide field of view and reducing the tunnel vision that can accompany red dots with smaller objectives and longer body tubes.

Trijicon MRO

Its large objective lens and shortened optical length eliminates the "tunnel vision" or tube-effect of other red dot sights.

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