Meaning Amblyopia
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Amblyopia


Partial or complete loss of vision in one eye caused by conditions that affect the normal development of vision. These conditions include strabismus, in which the eyes are crossed inward (esotropia) or turned outward (exotropia) and anisometropia, in which there is a major difference in refractive error between the two eyes from nearsightedness, fa [..]
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Amblyopia refers to blindness so nocturnal amblyopia is, literally, night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under "Nyctalopia" from the Greek nyct (night) + aloas (obscure or blind) + opsis (vision), the condition involves impaired vision in dim light and in the dark due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the r [..]
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A condition in which loss of sight occurs without being attributed to any particular disease or medical condition.
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1706, "weakening of the eyesight," medical Latin, from Greek amblyopia "dim-sightedness," noun of action from amblys "dulled, blunt" + ops "eye" (see eye (n.)) [..]
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noun. suboptimal eyesight in the lack of any sort of natural imperfection of the eye.
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Amblyopia


sight problems (pop)
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(am-blee-OH-pee-uh), "lazy eye." Decreased vision in one or both eyes without detectable anatomic damage in the eye or visual pathways. Usually uncorrectable by eyeglasses or contact [..]
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Reduced visual acuity that is not caused by optical or retinal impairments.
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(n) visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
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Often called "lazy eye" it is a unilateral (occasionally bilateral) condition in which, in the absence of any obvious structural anomalies or ocular disease, the best corrected vision is less than 20/20 (6/6). Amblyopia is often occurs in an eye that did not have adequate use during early childhood. Most often amblyopia results fr [..]
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(Gr. amblys =dull + Gr. ops =eye) Poor vision without any visible abnormality of the eye. Synonym= lazy eye.
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Indistinct vision (19thC) Lazy eye (Modern)
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Amblyopia, also commonly known as lazy eye, is a condition in which vision is reduced in one or both eyes. It most commonly affects children and causes decreased vision and misaligned eyes.
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A nonspecific term referring to impaired Vision. Major subcategories include stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia and toxic amblyopia. Stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia is a developmental disor [..]
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A nonspecific term referring to impaired vision. Major subcategories include stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia and toxic amblyopia. Stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia is a developmental disor [..]
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<ophthalmology> The impairment of vision without detectable organic lesion of the eye. (18 Nov 1997)
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Also known as lazy eye, the loss or lack of development of clear vision in just one eye not due to eye health problems. Eyeglasses or contact lenses can't fully correct the reduced vision caused by lazy eye.
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is a decrease in a child’s vision that can happen even when there is no problem with the structure of the eye.
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Sometimes referred to as a lazy eye, is the reduction or dimming of vision in an eye that appears to be normal.
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Amblyopia


dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
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