tunnel vision

noun

medical : a condition in which you can see things that are straight ahead of you but not to the side

: a tendency to think only about one thing and to ignore everything else

Full Definition of TUNNEL VISION

: constriction of the visual field resulting in loss of peripheral vision

: extreme narrowness of viewpoint : narrow-mindedness; also : single-minded concentration on one objective

— tun·nel–vi·sioned \-ˈvi-zhənd\ adjective

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circa 1942

Medical Dictionary

noun

: constriction of the visual field resulting in loss of peripheral vision

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