photokeratitis

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ keratitis.

Noun

photokeratitis (uncountable)

1. A painful condition of the eyes caused by exposure of unprotected eyes to ultraviolet (UV) rays.

   Synonyms: niphablepsia, welder's burn, welder's eye, welder's flash

   Hyponym: snow blindness

Related terms

• photokeratital

Translations

condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雪盲 (zh) (xuěmáng), 雪盲癥／雪盲症 (xuěmángzhèng)

• Dutch: sneeuwblindheid (nl) f
• Finnish: lumisokeus (fi)
• German: Schneeblindheit (de) f
• Hungarian: hóvakság (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: snøblindhet m or f

• Polish: ślepota śnieżna (pl) f
• Swedish: snöblindhet (sv) c