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amblyopia

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amblyopia [am′blē′ōp·ē·ə]
(medicine)
Dimness of vision, especially that not due to refractive errors or organic disease of the eye; may be congenital or acquired.
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Traditional treatment for amblyopia also known as lazy eye syndrome requires the use of an eye patch, often for months at a time, before the eye is corrected.
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Amblyopia occurs when the brain favours one eye, leaving the other with much poorer vision.
Kids with patches for lazy eye: Study by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
This ability declines with age and can be worsened by conditions such as amblyopia, known as "lazy eye".
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