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Early diagnosis and treatment are key to preventing permanent vision problems.
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Amblyopia, or "lazy eye," is the loss of one eye's ability to see details. It is the most common cause of vision problems in children.
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Amblyopia refers to diminished vision in either one or both eyes, for which no cause can be discovered upon examination of the eye. Amblyopia is the medical term used when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are ...
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Amblyopia is an uncorrectable decrease in vision in one or both eyes with no apparent structural abnormality seen to explain it. It is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning that when a decrease in vision is detected, other causes must be ruled out. On...
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Lazy eye, or amblyopia, is an eye condition in which disuse causes reduced vision in an otherwise healthy eye. The affected eye is called the lazy eye. This vision defect occurs in 2–3% of American children. If not corrected before age eight, ambl...
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A common eye problem in which one eye does not develop normal vision. Amblyopia is also known as lazy eye. It occurs when one eye sees better than the other because of injury or because of an underlying eye problem. The child learns to depend on t...
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