单词 | amblyopia |
释义 | amblyopian. Ophthalmology. Originally: impairment of vision of various kinds, esp. when occurring without obvious abnormality of the structures of the eye; an instance of this. In later use spec.: impairment of vision in one eye, occurring when there is a marked disparity in the images reaching the retina of each eye (cf. lazy eye n. (b) at lazy adj. and n. Additions).Amblyopia is most commonly associated with strabismus (squint). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [noun] > amaurosis or amblyopia amblyopia?1587 amafrose1605 amaurosis1657 gutta serena1657 amblyopy1662 drop serene1667 hemiamblyopia1890 ?1587 A. Hunton tr. J. Guillemeau Worthy Treat. Eyes (new ed.) ii. ix. sig. D2 Ambliopia [Fr. Amblyopia] is a continuall dimnesse & hinderance of the sight, without any appearance of any thing in the eie. 1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rand tr. J. Riolan Sure Guide iv. iii. 142 Sight abolished is called Cæcitas Blindness: when it is diminished only, tis termed Amblyopia, thick sightedness: and it is accounted twofold Myopsis and Nyctalops. 1749 tr. F. Rabelais Faithful Acct. Life Dr. Sartorius Sinegradibus 10 Hence, ye Glaucoma's, Cataracta's, Staphyloma's, Psorophthalmia's, Hydrophthalmia's, Mydriasis's, Amblyopia's, Nyctalopia's, Ancyloblepharon's and Strabismus's, fly far from me, and vanish. 1790 W. Rowley Treat. Princ. Dis. Eyes & Eyelids 313 The following species of amblyopia may happen. 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1457/2 A bootmaker in Paris was attacked with amaurotic amblyopia. 1883 O. W. Holmes in Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Jan. 11/2 The candidate to be proved free from colour-blindness and amblyopia. 1906 Lancet 1 Dec. 1492/1 An interesting symptom commonly associated with tobacco amblyopia is that of hemeralopia—day blindness. 1986 Nursing Times 3 Dec. 46/1 I already had severe amblyopia in my squinting eye, and in spite of wearing glasses and extensive occlusion therapy, this did not improve. 2003 Independent 30 June (Review section) 9/3 Amblyopia can also develop if one eye is much better at focusing than the other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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