amblyopia

American  

[am-blee-oh-pee-uh] / ˌæm bliˈoʊ pi ə /

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect.

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amblyopia British  

/ ˌæmblɪˈɒpɪk, ˌæmblɪˈəʊpɪə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• amblyopic adjective

Etymology

Origin of amblyopia

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

Example Sentences

While her two daughters were fine, Mared was shocked to find son Mabon had amblyopia - known as lazy eye - and was "more or less" blind in that eye.

From BBC

"We are finding more of those cases of older children who are coming in and they weren't screened, and now it's too late for them to have that amblyopia treated," he said.

From BBC

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

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

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