amblyopia
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- amblyopic adjective
Etymology
Origin of amblyopia
1700–10; < New Latin < Greek amblyōpía, equivalent to amblý ( s ) dull + -ōpiā -opia
Vocabulary lists containing amblyopia
Example Sentences
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In publishing the study in eClinicalMedicine, the authors stress that while they have identified a correlation, their research does not show a causal relationship between amblyopia and ill health in adulthood.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024
The condition, also known as amblyopia, can be treated with a patch over the "good" eye in order to help the other build its link to the brain.
From BBC • May 31, 2023
It wasn’t until last fall when her eighth-grade class in Bloomington, Ind., got vision screenings that Jessica’s extreme nearsightedness and amblyopia, or lazy eye, were discovered.
From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration approved a virtual reality-based treatment for children with the visual disorder amblyopia, or lazy eye, the company behind the therapy announced today.
From The Verge • Oct. 20, 2021
I can vouch for the fact that even the earliest tenotomy of the ocular muscles is of no avail against congenital amblyopia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
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