What Is Lazy Eye? What Is Amblyopia? What Causes Lazy Eye Or Amblyopia?

Lazy eye is also known as Amblyopia. Lazy eye is an early childhood condition where a child's eyesight in one eye does not develop as it should. The problem is usually in just one eye, but can sometimes affect both of them. When a patient has amblyopia the brain focuses on one eye more than the other, virtually ignoring the lazy eye.