amblyopia

[am-blee-oh-pee-uh]

noun Ophthalmology.

dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect.

Origin of amblyopia

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek amblyōpía, equivalent to amblý(s) dull + -ōpiā -opia

Related formsam·bly·op·ic

[am-blee-op-ik] /ˌæm bliˈɒp ɪk/, adjective

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Historical Examples of amblyopia

Leber has recently joined those cases which are described as blindness through blepharospasm, to amblyopia from disuse.
Schweigger on Squint
C. Schweigger
After this digression let us turn again to amblyopia from disuse, and to the last trump which is played for it.
Schweigger on Squint
C. Schweigger
The occurrence of amblyopia as a result of non-use has been deductively constructed and is not inductively proved by observation.
Schweigger on Squint
C. Schweigger
There is thus caused a symmetrical weakening of vision (amblyopia) in the opposite fields.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1
Various
They are often preceded by strabismus, with or without ptosis; the strabismus, is usually accompanied by amblyopia.
Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it
Francis E. Anstie

British Dictionary definitions for amblyopia

amblyopia

noun

impaired vision with no discernible damage to the eye or optic nerve

Derived Formsamblyopic (ˌæmblɪˈɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for amblyopia

C18: New Latin, from Greek ambluōpia, from amblus dull, dim + ōps eye

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Word Origin and History for amblyopia

1706, "weakening of the eyesight," medical Latin, from Greek amblyopia "dim-sightedness," noun of action from amblys "dulled, blunt" + ops "eye" (see eye (n.)). Related: Amblyopic.

amblyopia in Medicine

amblyopia

[ăm′blē-ō′pē-ə]

Dimness of vision, especially when occurring in one eye without apparent physical defect or disease.lazy eye

Related formsam′bly•o′pic (-ō′pĭk, -ŏp′ĭk) adj.