Chronic pain: Pain (an unpleasant sense of discomfort) that persists or progresses over a long period of time. In contrast to acute pain that arises suddenly in response to a specific injury and is usually treatable, chronic pain persists over time and is often resistant to medical treatments.
In some children lazy eye is caused by a combination of strabismus and refractive problems. Deprivation. Any problem with one eye â such as a cloudy area in the lens (cataract) â can deprive a child of clear vision in that eye. Deprivation amblyopia in infancy requires urgent treatment to prevent permanent vision loss.
Amblyopia (Lazy Eye). As a child, if one of your eyes can't see well, your brain sometimes favors your other eye. This condition, called amblyopia, may happen because of an alignment problem of the eyes (strabismus or crossed eyes) or poorer vision in one eye.