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
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
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
The door opens, and a severe-looking woman with a lazy eye stands in the doorway.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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