amblyopia
noun
am·bly·opia ˌam-blē-ˈō-pē-ə 
: reduced vision typically in one eye that results from the brain suppressing input from the affected eye due to unequal visual signals from each eye (as from strabismus or anisometropia) leading to poor development of visual acuity in the affected eye
Sometimes the misalignment produces double vision. In such cases the brain's solution is to suppress the input from one eye. Eventually this input will wither, and the vision from that eye will become permanently poor—a condition called amblyopia …
Margaret S. Livingstone et al.
Margaret S. Livingstone et al.called also lazy eye
amblyopic
ˌam-blē-ˈō-pik
adjective -ˈä-pik
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web At age 5 or 6, Rafferty was diagnosed with amblyopia, a condition that develops in early childhood because of issues with connections between the eye and brain. Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022 Camille, however, had none of those symptoms when she was diagnosed with amblyopia. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 Right wing Mike Gartner set an NHL record for most 30-goal seasons (17) and scored 708 goals in a Hall of Fame career while concealing he had been born with amblyopia in his right eye. Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 See More
Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022 Camille, however, had none of those symptoms when she was diagnosed with amblyopia. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 Right wing Mike Gartner set an NHL record for most 30-goal seasons (17) and scored 708 goals in a Hall of Fame career while concealing he had been born with amblyopia in his right eye. Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 Since doing so, hundreds of parents of children with amblyopia have reached out to Truffles on Instagram with emotional words of gratitude. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek amblyōpia, from amblys blunt, dull + -ōpia -opia — more at mollify
First Known Use
circa 1587, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
amblyopia
noun
am·bly·opia ˌam-blē-ˈō-pē-ə
: reduced vision typically in one eye that results from the brain suppressing input from the affected eye due to unequal visual signals from each eye (as from strabismus or anisometropia) leading to poor development of visual acuity in the affected eye
Sometimes the misalignment produces double vision. In such cases the brain's solution is to suppress the input from one eye. Eventually this input will wither, and the vision from that eye will become permanently poor—a condition called amblyopia … Margaret S. Livingstone et al.
Margaret S. Livingstone et al.called also lazy eye, lazy-eye blindness