amblyopia
Americannoun
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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
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 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
Between 30 and 50 percent of amblyopia cases are caused by differences in the degree of nearsightedness or farsightedness between the two eyes, termed anisometropic amblyopia.
From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2010
The other phenomenon above mentioned, which occurs in defective vision without being actually a necessary symptom, is the depreciation of the central visual acuity, which we designate as central scotoma in acquired amblyopia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
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