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Amblyopic

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am·bly·o·pi·a  (mbl-p-)
n.
Dimness of vision, especially when occurring in one eye without apparent physical defect or disease. Also called lazy eye.

[New Latin amblypia, from Greek amblupi, from amblupos, dim-sighted : amblus, dim; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots + ps, p-, eye; see myopia.]

ambly·opic (-pk, -pk) adj.
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Adj.1.amblyopic - pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without apparent organic pathology


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Following surgery, the patient's vision in his amblyopic eye improved dramatically, from 20/200 (legally blind) to better than 20/40.
While nonsurgical treatments such as thick glasses, contact lenses and eye patches can help improve vision in the amblyopic or "lazy" eye, young children often cannot tolerate or are noncompliant with such treatments.
While nonsurgical treatments such as thick glasses, contact lenses and eye patches can help improve vision in the amblyopic or "lazy" eye, young children often cannot tolerate or are noncompliant with such treatments.
 
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