lazy eye

noun

, Informal.

1. the deviating eye in strabismus.
2. an amblyopic eye.
3. strabismus.
4. amblyopia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lazy eye¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Any given weekend at the compound can be action-packed; that Saturday, Lazy Eye Gallery opened Michelle Ross’ “Before Pictures,” a show of sculptural paintings inside the nave of a water tower converted into a small funnel of a gallery space with a ladder to the roof that affords a view of the mesa.

From Los Angeles Times

The researchers confirmed that from 3,238 participants who reported having a 'lazy eye' as a child, 82.2% had persistent reduced vision in one eye as an adult.

From Science Daily

One aspect that makes the character particularly memorable is his startlingly realistic lazy eye.

From BBC

He suffers from aches, hemorrhoids, lazy eye and trimethylaminuria, a rare genetic condition that causes him to reek of fish.

From Los Angeles Times

His lifelong devotion to cleaning up chemicals dumped in rivers by big, greedy corporations under the lazy eye of government extends to chemicals dumped into the veins of children by big, greedy corporations under the lazy eye of government.

From Washington Times