Definition of amblyopia in English:
amblyopia
nounˌamblɪˈəʊpɪəˌæmbliˈoʊpiə
mass nounMedicine Impaired or dim vision without obvious defect or change in the eye.
Example sentencesExamples
- They asked the surgeons to inform them of people with amblyopia who had lost vision in their good eye as adults.
- Treatment improved the vision of many of the 507 older children with amblyopia studied at 49 eye centers.
- This is very important, because it is estimated that as many as three percent of children in the U.S. have some degree of vision impairment due to amblyopia.
- Early detection of amblyopia is critical to your child's eyesight.
- Despite problems with follow-up, this study provides evidence that early detection and intervention for amblyopia improves vision in young children.
Derivatives
adjectiveˌamblɪˈɒpɪk
Medicine Although researchers found that vision in the amblyopic eye improved faster in the patching group, the difference in the two groups at six months was small and not significant.
Example sentencesExamples
- If not treated early enough, an amblyopic eye may never develop good vision and may even become functionally blind.
- The authors conclude that children who required treatment for amblyopia were four times more likely to remain amblyopic if they were screened only at 37 months of age.
- The intensive screening protocol was associated with better acuity in the amblyopic eye and a lower prevalence of amblyopia at 7.5 years of age, in comparison with screening at 37 months only.
- If both eyes are out of focus, both may become amblyopic.
Origin
Early 18th century: from Greek ambluōpia 'short-sightedness', from ambluōpos (adjective), from amblus 'dull' + ōps, ōp- 'eye'.
Definition of amblyopia in US English:
amblyopia
nounˌæmbliˈoʊpiəˌamblēˈōpēə
Medicine Impaired or dim vision without obvious defect or change in the eye.
Example sentencesExamples
- Treatment improved the vision of many of the 507 older children with amblyopia studied at 49 eye centers.
- Despite problems with follow-up, this study provides evidence that early detection and intervention for amblyopia improves vision in young children.
- Early detection of amblyopia is critical to your child's eyesight.
- They asked the surgeons to inform them of people with amblyopia who had lost vision in their good eye as adults.
- This is very important, because it is estimated that as many as three percent of children in the U.S. have some degree of vision impairment due to amblyopia.
Origin
Early 18th century: from Greek ambluōpia ‘short-sightedness’, from ambluōpos (adjective), from amblus ‘dull’ + ōps, ōp- ‘eye’.