lazy eye
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Etymology
Origin of lazy eye
First recorded in 1935–40
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The injections are also used to treat medical conditions such as neck spasms, sweating, overactive bladder, lazy eye and migraines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
An app has been designed to help with the treatment of lazy eye in children.
From BBC ● May 31, 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 FDA approved two VR-based therapeutics this fall: one that treats lazy eye in children and a second for chronic pain.
From The Verge ● Jan. 26, 2022
The man who admitted him was one of Varys's prettier finds, a Braavosi daggerman with a harelip and a lazy eye.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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