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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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It is very important that this condition be discovered early in life as blindness can result in the amblyopic eye if not treated.
Professor Paul McGraw, of the Visual Neuroscience Group, said: "Andrew's results suggest that the adult amblyopic visual system retains a great deal more neural plasticity than previously thought.
Since getting the implants, her vision is 20/20 in her healthy eye and her amblyopic eye has improved from 20/200 to 20/70.
 
 
 
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