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amblyopia Definition

am·blyo·pia (am′blē ōpē ə)

noun

a loss in sharpness of vision, esp. when not traceable to any intrinsic eye disease

Etymology: ModL < Gr amblys, dull + -opia

amblyopia Related Forms

am′·bly·opic (-äpik, -ōpik) adjective

amblyopia Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • treat: She is currently writing up her thesis on the feasibility of using virtual reality to treat amblyopia.
  • cause: He was aware of the danger of accidentally causing amblyopia of the better eye by treating children below the age of six.
  • develop: They are often associated with anisometropia and both of these conditions are thought to predispose children to developing amblyopia.
  • associate: Amblyopia associated with aphakia was the cause of blindness in 2 students while 3 others had signs of old uveitis.
  • diagnose: Examination of fixation using vertical prisms is useful in diagnosing amblyopia in the absence of strabismus.

Preposition: in

  • eye: The situation is different in the child with unilateral cataract in whom there is a great tendency for amblyopia in the affected eye.
  • child: Marg, E. : Prentice Memorial Lecture: Is the animal model for stimulus deprivation amblyopia in children valid or useful?

Adjective modifier

unilateral: Occlusion of the normal eye with an adhesive patch is the mainstay of treatment in all forms of unilateral amblyopia.

Modifies a noun

  • treatment: We also found that amblyopia treatment improves all the types of vision that were measured but some more than others.
  • therapy: This exercise should be repeated in the case of failed amblyopia therapy.

Noun used with modifier

  • deprivation: Marg, E. : Prentice Memorial Lecture: Is the animal model for stimulus deprivation amblyopia in children valid or useful?
  • stimulus: Marg, E. : Prentice Memorial Lecture: Is the animal model for stimulus deprivation amblyopia in children valid or useful?

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