Functional Amblyopia

Japanese: 機能的弱視 - きのうてきじゃくし
Functional Amblyopia

…The term amblyopia includes the following two conditions, which have the common feature of poor vision but completely different causes. (1) Medical amblyopia or functional amblyopia: A condition in which disuse-induced functional decline occurs due to insufficient stimulation of the eye. This can be caused by strabismus, anisometropia, or wearing an eye patch, and the decline in vision in one eye occurs especially when only one eye is poorly used. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "functional amblyopia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…弱視の語には,視力が弱いという点では共通であるが,原因がまったく異なる次のような二つの状態が含まれている。(1)医学的弱視または機能的弱視amblyopia 眼に適当な刺激が与えられないために廃用性の機能低下をひきおこした状態。その原因は,斜視,不同視,眼帯の装用などで,とくに片眼だけが使われにくい状態のときにその眼の視力低下がおこる。…

※「機能的弱視」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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