lazy eye

noun

: amblyopia
also : an eye affected with amblyopia

Examples of lazy eye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His approach to embodying a crusty character with a peculiar physical trait — a lazy eye — brings depth to an already compelling portrayal of a demanding teacher. Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024 The injections are also used to treat medical conditions such as neck spasms, sweating, overactive bladder, lazy eye and migraines. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023 Angela Bettis gives one of the best horror performances of the decade as the title character, a deeply lonely veterinary assistant and amateur taxidermist with a lazy eye and no friends who loses her already tenuous grip on reality after experiencing one too many romantic rejections. Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2022 Ketamine is good for a lazy eye. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 24 Nov. 2020 In amblyopic patients, the brain begins to turn off its connection to the lazy eye favoring the stronger one. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021 In some children, lazy eye can be caused by a combination of these problems. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021 Amblyopia -- also known as lazy eye -- is a childhood disorder where nerve pathways between the brain and an eye aren't properly stimulated, so the brain favors one eye. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lazy eye was in 1939

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“Lazy eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lazy%20eye. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

lazy eye

noun
: amblyopia
also : an eye affected with amblyopia

Medical Definition

lazy eye

noun
la·​zy eye ˈlā-zē- How to pronounce lazy eye (audio)
: amblyopia
also : an eye affected with amblyopia

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