define: amblyopia
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amblyopia amblyopia am·bly·o·pi·a (ām'blē-ō'pē-ə) n. Dimness of vision, especially when occurring in one eye without apparent physical defect or disease.
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-opia suffix. Opia is defined as defects in vision or other specified conditions of the eye. An example of opia is myopia which is nearsightedness. a (specified) condition or defect of the eye: hypermetropia. Classical Greek -?pia; from ?ps, eye.
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Amblyopia Treatment for Adults â Is It Possible? To answer both questions, we must first define amblyopia, or lazy eye. Amblyopia is a condition in which one (or both) eye(s) has poorer visual acuity than expected with prescription lenses. The “lazy eye” nickname is derived from the thought that the eye with clearer vision must do the bulk of seeing.
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Amblyopia Amblyopia, also called lazy eye, is a disorder of sight due to the eye and brain not working well together. It results in decreased vision in an eye that otherwise typically appears normal. It is the most common cause of decreased vision in a single eye among children and younger adults. The cause of amblyopia can be any condition that interferes with focusing during early childhood. This can occur from poor alignment of the eyes, an eye being irregularly shaped such that focusing is difficult,
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What Is Amblyopia? Amblyopia sometimes is treated with glasses, patching or eye drops before or at the same time as surgery to correct misaligned eyes, remove a cataract, or correct another ocular abnormality. In some cases, cataract, glaucoma, or lid surgery may be necessary to treat deprivation amblyopia.
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Medical Definition of Amblyopia Medical Definition of Amblyopia Our Amblyopia Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Amblyopia Amblyopia: Partial or complete loss of vision in one eye caused by conditions that affect the normal development of vision. These conditions include strabismus, in which the eyes are crossed inward or turned outward and anisometropia, in which there is a major difference in refractive error between the two eyes from nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism.
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Vision Therapy It is sometimes called lazy eye. When one eye develops good vision while the other does not, the eye with poorer vision is called amblyopic. Usually one eye is is affected. The condition is common, affecting 4 out of every 100 people.
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Amblyopia Amblyopia has three main causes: 1  Strabismic: by strabismus (misaligned eyes) 2  Refractive: by anisometropia (high degrees of nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism in one or both eyes) 3  Deprivational: by deprivation of vision early in life by vision-obstructing disorders such as congenital cataract.
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Sensation and Perception (Psychology01) Nearsightedness, or myopia, as it is medically termed, is a vision condition in which people can see close objects clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. People with myopia can have difficulty clearly seeing a movie or TV screen or the whiteboard in school.
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Amblyopia Amblyopia (from Greek αμβλυωπία, blunt vision), also called lazy eye, is a disorder of sight. It results in decreased vision in an eye that otherwise appears normal, or out of proportion to associated structural problems of the eye.
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Commonly Missed Diagnoses in the Childhood Eye Examination Strabismic amblyopia is the most common type of amblyopia. The deviating eye which may turn in (esotropia), out (exotropia), up (hypertropia) or down (hypotropia), is suppressed in order to prevent double vision. This suppression can become so effective that the affected eye loses its visual potential.
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Esotropia Esotropia is sometimes erroneously called “lazy eye,” which describes the condition of amblyopia—a reduction in vision of one or both eyes that is not the result of any pathology of the eye and cannot be resolved by the use of corrective lenses.
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Myopia (Nearsightedness) Myopia is the inability to focus clearly upon distant objects. The rays of light which enter your eye are focused at a point in front of the retina, rather than directly on it. This is usually caused by too much near point stress such as: 1  Reading and writing. 2  Playing computer games.
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- Full Definition of MYOPIA. 1. : a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects.2. : a lack of foresight or discernment: a narrow view of something.— my·o·pic \-ˈō-pik, -ˈae-\ ˈä. adjective a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects. 2. : a lack of foresight or discernment: a narrow view of something. — my·o·pic \-ˈō-pik, -ˈae-\ ˈä. adjective
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Farsightedness and its Correction Farsightedness or hyperopia is the inability of the eye to focus on nearby objects. The farsighted eye has no difficulty viewing distant objects. But the ability to view nearby objects requires a different lens shape - a shape that the farsighted eye is unable to assume.
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Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) On this page: Causes of lazy eye • Amblyopia treatment • Older children and adults with lazy eye. Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, is a vision development disorder in which an eye fails to achieve normal visual acuity, even with prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses. Amblyopia begins during infancy and early childhood. In most cases, only one eye is affected.
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Overview Nearsightedness (myopia). Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry. Nearsightedness may develop gradually or rapidly, often worsening during childhood and adolescence.
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- Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry. Nearsightedness may develop gradually or rapidly, often worsening during childhood and adolescence.
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Anisometropia Anisometropia: The condition in which the two eyes have unequal refractive power. One eye may be myopic (nearsighted) and the other hyperopic (farsighted) or one eye may be markedly stronger than the other.
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Learning More About: Farsightedness Farsighted (also called hyperopia) is a term to describe an eye condition that lets you clearly see objects far or distant in your field of vision, while objects that are near appear blurry or hazy. Due to the nature of this type of vision problem, farsightedness can affect vision in different ways.
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Medical Definition of Amblyopia The term amblyopia is sometimes incorrectly used interchangeably with lazy eye. Amblyopia is made up of ambly- from the Greek amblys meaning blunt, dull, faint, or dim and -opia from the Greek ops meaning eye, and refers to vision, so amblyopia is literally dim vision. See also: Anisometropia: Nocturnal amblyopia; Strabismus.
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Amblyopia Amblyopia is diagnosed by identifying low visual acuity in one or both eyes, out of proportion to the structural abnormality of the eye and excluding other visual disorders as causes for the lowered visual acuity.
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- (mī-ō′pē-ə). myopia. top: normal eye with light focused on the retinabottom:myopic eye with light focused in front of the retina.mī-ō′pē-ə). myopia. top: normal eye with light focused on the retinabottom:myopic eye with light focused in front of the retina.
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Amblyopia Amblyopia is decreased vision in one or both eyes due to abnormal development of vision in infancy or childhood. In amblyopia, there may not be an obvious problem of the eye.
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Visual Problems Blurred Vision The general term amblyopia applies to poor vision which is not due to any observable disease and which cannot be corrected by glasses. It may be congenital (present at birth) or may develop later. Sometimes the cause is unknown; however, blindness can often be prevented if proper steps are taken.