amblyopia

«amblyopia» in Mova's school dictionary: an eye problem, often called «lazy eye», where one eye… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (amblyopia; uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Amblyopia is an eye problem, often called «lazy eye», where one eye does not see clearly because the brain uses the other eye more. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in health and science lessons about eyes and vision; children may wear an eye patch over the stronger eye to make the weaker one work harder.

examples

• Amblyopia is often called lazy eye. tree →
• She wore an eye patch to treat her amblyopia. tree →
• Amblyopia is best treated when a child is young. tree →
• Eye tests at school can find amblyopia early. tree →
• Glasses can help some children with amblyopia. tree →
• With amblyopia, the brain ignores the blurry eye. tree →

note

Pronounced am-blee-OH-pee-uh. Medical word; everyday name «lazy eye». It is not laziness: the eye and brain have not learned to work together. Not the same as a squint (strabismus), though they can go together.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «amblyopia» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.