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How cruel. why do they call it a lazy eye?
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Old sayings: A "lazy eye" is one that has lowered vision termed amblyopia and which turns or moves to a different direction than the fully seeing eye. It is as if the eye were not working as hard, therefore it seems lazy. There are a number of causes for this which your ophthalmologist can explain and in some cases provide some help.
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