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‖ amblyopia Path.|æmblɪˈəʊpɪə|
[mod.L., a. Gr. ἀµβλυωπία dimsightedness, n. of quality f. ἀµβλυωπός, f. ἀµβλύς dull, blunt + ὤψ, ὠπ- eye. Cf. amblyopy.]
Impaired vision, generally from defective sensibility of the retina, or cloudiness of the media; the early stage of amaurosis.
1706Phillips, Amblyopia, Dulness or Dimness of Sight, when the Object is not clearly discern'd at what distance soever it be placed. 1849–52Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. IV. 1457/2 A bootmaker in Paris was attacked with amaurotic amblyopia. 1883O. W. Holmes in Pall Mall G. 15 Jan. 11/2 The candidate to be proved free from colour-blindness and amblyopia. |