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# amblyopia

noun (amblyopia; uncountable)

«amblyopia» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amblyopia/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amblyopia/#x1)
- She wore an eye patch to treat her amblyopia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amblyopia/#x2)
- Amblyopia is best treated when a child is young. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amblyopia/#x3)
- Eye tests at school can find amblyopia early. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amblyopia/#x4)
- Glasses can help some children with amblyopia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amblyopia/#x5)
- With amblyopia, the brain ignores the blurry eye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amblyopia/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «amblyopia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amblyopia/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amblyopia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amblyopia.html) on Mova free.