Amblyopia

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Overview

Amblyopia, also known as "lazy eye," is a condition characterized by diminished vision in one eye. It is not correctable by eyeglasses or contact lenses and is not usually triggered by an eye disease. Instead, amblyopia can develop when:


the extraocular muscles fail to align the eyes properly and the part of the brain that controls vision "favors" one eye over the other;
an eye with a significant refractive error in one eye goes uncorrected for a period of time; or
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