How to Use lazy eye in a Sentence

lazy eye

noun
Definition of lazy eyenext
  • Police described the attacker as a white man in his 20s who has a lazy eye, sandy brown hair that was longer on top, and scruffy facial hair.
    — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2020
  • In some children, lazy eye can be caused by a combination of these problems.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021
  • In amblyopic patients, the brain begins to turn off its connection to the lazy eye favoring the stronger one.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021
  • As boys, Kellman and Shafran shared the same vision problem: Amblyopia, a condition in which the brain and eye are out of sync, resulting in a lazy eye.
    — Amy Kaufman, latimes.com, 1 July 2018
  • Witnesses identified Johnson in part because of a lazy eye, court records say.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is the most common visual impairment in US children.
    — Chelsea Leu, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Her mother Ally Parker says her daughter’s only major symptom was a lazy eye.
    — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Amblyopia -- also known as lazy eye -- is a childhood disorder where nerve pathways between the brain and an eye aren't properly stimulated, so the brain favors one eye.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Amblyopia -- also known as lazy eye -- is a childhood disorder where nerve pathways between the brain and an eye aren't properly stimulated, so the brain favors one eye.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021
  • The headset, sensors, and controls that Kiehl and Vasilescu hope will allow children with Amblyopia (lazy eye) to receive corrective treatment while playing games in a virtual reality world.
    — Chuck Gibson, Cincinnati.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Those symptoms included numbness, depression, a worsening lazy eye, and difficulty speaking and moving her left leg.
    — Juno Demelo, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Their pediatrician, for example, suggested Quincy’s lazy eye or too little time spent lying on her stomach might explain her motor and sensory delays.
    — Lydia Denworth, Science | AAAS, 14 Oct. 2020

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