lazy eye
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lazy eye
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Amblyopia - often referred to as lazy eye - is a condition where sight does not develop properly in one eye.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
He suffers from aches, hemorrhoids, lazy eye and trimethylaminuria, a rare genetic condition that causes him to reek of fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
She has been going through intense treatment since then, and her optometrist, Katie Connolly, said Jessica has made great improvements — but her lazy eye, which causes depth perception problems, may never go away.
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
“Eighteen in tap shoes,” Shawn says, with one strange, lazy eye distracting me, “and six in jazz flats.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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