AMBLYOPIA

amblyopia

(noun) visual impairment without apparent organic pathology

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

amblyopia (countable and uncountable, plural amblyopias)

dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.

A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.

Source: Wiktionary


Am`bly*o"pi*a, Am"bly*o`py, n. Etym: [Gr. amblyopie.] (Med.)

Definition: Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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