noun Ophthalmology.
- dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect.
noun
- impaired vision with no discernible damage to the eye or optic nerve
1706, “weakening of the eyesight,” medical Latin, from Greek amblyopia “dim-sightedness,” noun of action from amblys “dulled, blunt” + ops “eye” (see eye (n.)). Related: Amblyopic.
n.
- Dimness of vision, especially when occurring in one eye without apparent physical defect or disease.lazy eye