amblyopyn.
/ˈamblɪɒpi/, /amˈblʌɪəpi/, /ˈamblɪə(ʊ)pi/, U.S. /ˈæmbliˌɑpi/, /æmˈblaɪəpi/, /ˈæmbliˌoʊpi/ Now rare.
Impairment of vision of various kinds, esp. when occurring without obvious abnormality of the structures of the eye; an instance of this; = amblyopia n.
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amblyopia?1587
amafrose1605
amaurosis1657
gutta serena1657
amblyopy1662
drop serene1667
hemiamblyopia1890
1662 tr. F. Plater et al. Golden Pract. Physick (new ed.) 58/2 It induceth an Amblyopy [L. Amblyopiam] or weakeness of sight.
1719 J. Quincy Lexicon Physico-medicum Amblyopy is the same disease as Amaurosis.
1785 G. Wallis tr. F. Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages Nosologia Methodica Oculorum iv. 140 In an amblyopy and amaurosy there is no opacity.
1823 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 19 517 The perceptive power gradually fades away, until at length ambliopy succeeds, and terminates eventually in complete amaurosis.
1873 Evangelical Mag. Apr. 217 Amblyopy, the fearful forerunner of amaurosis, attacked his sight, and compelled him to lay his books away.
1902 J. E. Colburn Clin. Lect. Dis. Eye viii. 284 Central vision in amblyopy of long standing always remains impaired although the color may return to a marked degree.
2001 Early Human Devel. 61 104 The subjects with sensorineuronal hearing impairment, amblyopy, von Willebrand's disease, Reiter's disease and peptic ulcer also reported sequelae with considerable impact in spite of medical measures taken.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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