lazy eye

noun

: amblyopia
also : an eye affected with amblyopia

Examples of lazy eye in a Sentence

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The center described the young girl as having a birthmark on her forehead, one lazy eye and potentially requiring medical attention. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025 The film offers a brief origin story: As a kid, May’s lazy eye required an eyepatch that her peers mocked. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024 Untreated hyperopia can lead to the development of a lazy eye (amblyopia) or additional vision loss. Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024 Leave a comment View Comments Failing to address eye misalignment, or to provide glasses for a child who needs them, may lead to abnormal visual development or amblyopia, which is a weak, lazy eye. Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for lazy eye

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 Apr. 2025.

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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