amblyopia
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of amblyopia
1700–10; < New Latin < Greek amblyōpía, equivalent to amblý ( s ) dull + -ōpiā -opia
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Between two and five per cent of children like Harry are diagnosed with amblyopia every year.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
Our research means that the 'average' adult who had amblyopia as a child is more likely to develop these disorders than the 'average' adult who did not have amblyopia.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024
Around 3 percent of children have amblyopia, which develops when the brain and eyes stop communicating properly.
From The Verge ● Oct. 20, 2021
Up to 5 percent of people around the world suffer from amblyopia, a condition characterized by poor vision in one eye and colloquially called lazy eye.
From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2010
If defective vision is undoubtedly one of the causes of squint, we must seek for the grounds upon which it has been taken to be a consequence of squint, and described as amblyopia ex anopsia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
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