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Visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
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amblyopia
Word definitions for amblyopia in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Amblyopia , also called lazy eye , is a disorder of sight due to the eye and brain not working well together. It results in decreased vision in an eye that otherwise typically appears normal. It is the most common cause of decreased vision in a single eye ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amblyopia \Am`bly*o"pi*a\, Amblyopy \Am"bly*o`py\, n. [Gr. ?; ? blunt, dim + ? eye: cf. F. amblyopie.] (Med.) Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1706, "weakening of the eyesight," medical Latin, from Greek amblyopia "dim-sightedness," noun of action from amblys "dulled, blunt" + ops "eye" (see eye (n.)) + abstract noun ending -ia . Related: Amblyopic .
Usage examples of amblyopia.
Photophobia, and even transient amblyopia, have been observed to follow small doses.
In the Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences, 1888, there is a report of seven cases of retinal injury with central scotoma, amblyopia, etc.
In several of the cases reported the squint and optic atrophy and the amblyopia have pointed to the pituitary body as the seat of a new growth of hypertrophy.
However, a slower-acting but equally serious form of amblyopia is often caused by nutritional deficiencies associated with ordinary grain alcohol.