《英文msh詞典》Amblyopia,Developmental
[入口詞] Amblyopia,Developmental
[主題詞] Amblyopia
[英文釋義] A nonspecific term referring to impaired vision. Major subcategories include stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia and toxic amblyopia. Stimulus deprivation-induced amblopia is a developmental disorder of the visual cortex. A discrepancy between visual information received by the visual cortex from each eye results in abnormal cortical development. STRABISMUS and REFRACTIVE ERRORS may cause this condition. Toxic amblyopia is a disorder of the OPTIC NERVE which is associated with ALCOHOLISM,tobacco SMOKING,and other toxins and as an adverse effect of the use of some medications.