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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Between two and five per cent of children like Harry are diagnosed with amblyopia every year.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025
The findings showed that participants with amblyopia as a child had 29% higher odds of developing diabetes, 25% higher odds of having hypertension and 16% higher odds of having obesity.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024
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
Around 3 percent of children have amblyopia, which develops when the brain and eyes stop communicating properly.
From The Verge • Oct. 20, 2021
They are often preceded by strabismus, with or without ptosis; the strabismus, is usually accompanied by amblyopia.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
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