A loss of visual acuity that is not directly linked to any ocular abnormality and that cannot be corrected optically.

Am`bly*o"pi*a (#), Am"bly*o`py (#), n. [Gr. ; blunt, dim + eye: cf. F. amblyopie.] Med.

Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.

 

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