amblyopia
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- noun
- /ˌæm.bliˈoʊ.pi.ə/
- Specialized
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ambliopía
- On examination, visual acuity of the right eye was 6/36 (due to amblyopia) and of the left eye was 6/6 unaided.
And the idea that we could reopen plasticity in adults with stroke or adults who had amblyopia growing up.
- And the idea that we could reopen plasticity in adults with stroke or adults who had amblyopia growing up.
- It'd be very unusual for that to trigger this kind of either strabismus, misalignment of the eyes, let alone amblyopia.
Examples
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In another employment case, Albertson's Inc. v. Kirkingburg (1999), an employee with amblyopia and thus monocular vision challenged his employer's decision to discharge him when he could not meet a DOT vision requirement for commercial truck drivers.
Academic text (2004) -
Learning has been observed in children with amblyopia using a similar task, albeit over a much more prolonged timescale (40 hr over 20 weeks; Polat, Ma-Naim, & Spierer, 2009).
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The third thing is the odds you will be dealing with amblyopia.
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People with amblyopia were not included in the study because they have a sufficient level of vision in the affected eye to allow for depth perception.
Academic text (2004) -
And the idea that we could reopen plasticity in adults with stroke or adults who had amblyopia growing up.
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Some of these students had reduced vision while wearing a patch for amblyopia therapy, while others were labeled not testable by their primary eye care providers because of the presence of additional disabilities.
Academic text (2004) -
Immediate surgical intervention is required in infants with obstructing eyelid lesions to avoid blindness secondary to amblyopia.
Academic text (1998) -
Cerebral visual impairments include sensory functions, such as visual acuity (amblyopia), field (hemianopia), and motion perception, as well as oculomotor functions, such as "fix and follow."
Academic text (2009) -
A condition known as amblyopia, often referred to as lazy eye, can lead to significant vision problems if left untreated.
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Children diagnosed with amblyopia may require eye patches to help improve vision in the affected eye.
Synonyms
A problem in the eyes that makes it hard to see
A problem with your sight that makes things look unclear
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
amblyopia = ambly + opia
Formed from Greek combining elements 'ambly-' (dull) + '-opia' (vision), but these are not standalone English words and the term is a specialized medical noun, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Amblyopia comes from Greek parts ambly- meaning 'dull' and -opia meaning 'sight', the same ending you see in myopia. So amblyopia literally means 'dull sight', which explains why it describes weaker vision in one or both eyes.