amblyopia

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[ambly- + -opia]
Unilateral or bilateral decrease of best corrected vision in an otherwise healthy eye, commonly due to asymmetric refractive error or strabismus.
amblyopic (am″blē-ō′pik)
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[ambly- + -opia]
Unilateral or bilateral decrease of best corrected vision in an otherwise healthy eye, commonly due to asymmetric refractive error or strabismus.
amblyopic (am″blē-ō′pik)
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, adj.

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