amblyopia

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/æmblɪˈəʊpɪə/ English

Definitions

noun

Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.

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Synonyms

ametropic strabismic amblyopy amaurosis dysopsia amblyope dysopia motion blindness lazy eye agnosopsia myopia moon blindness anopia monoblepsia dayblindness bradyopsia

Associated

anisometropia strabismus diplopia binocular patching acuity occlusion cataract lazy refractive ocular retinal

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