Day-blindness

  • 71One of these days — Day Day (d[=a]), n. [OE. day, dai, dei, AS. d[ae]g; akin to OS., D., Dan., & Sw. dag, G. tag, Icel. dagr, Goth. dags; cf. Skr. dah (for dhagh ?) to burn. [root]69. Cf. {Dawn}.] 1. The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the …

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  • 72СЛЕПОТА ДНЕВНАЯ — (day blindness) относительно хорошее зрение при плохом освещении и плохое при хорошем освещении. Данное состояние обычно является врожденным и сопровождается снижением остроты зрения и нарушениями цветового зрения. Оно может быть также и… …

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  • 73Progressive retinal atrophy — (PRA) is a group of genetic diseases seen in certain breeds of dogs and, more rarely, cats. It is characterized by the bilateral degeneration of the retina, causing progressive vision loss culminating in blindness. The condition in nearly all… …

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  • 74nyctalopia —    Also known as moonblink and night blindness. The term nyctalopia comes from the Greek words nux (night), alaos (blind), and ops (eye). The first known reference is found in the book Epidemics of the Hippocratic Corpus. In the Hip pocratic… …

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  • 75hemeralopia —    Also known as hemeralopsia and day blindness. The term hemeralopia comes from the Greek words hèmera (day), alaos (blind), and ops (eye). It was introduced into the biomedical literature during the 18th century to denote an ocular condition… …

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  • 76hemeralopia — Inability to see as distinctly in a bright light as in reduced illumination; seen in patients with impaired cone function. SYN: day blindness, hemeranopia, night sight. [G. hemera, day, + alaos, obscure, + ops, eye] * * * hem·er·a·lo·pia .hem ə… …

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  • 77Nyctalopia — Nyc ta*lo pi*a (n[i^]k t[.a]*l[=o] p[i^]*[.a]), n. [L. nyctalopia, fr. nyctalops a nyctalops, Gr. nykta lwps. Gr. nykta lwps meant, a person affected either with day blindness or with night blindness, and in the former case was derived fr. ny x,… …

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  • 78Achromatopsia — Classification and external resources A person with complete achromatopsia would see only black, white and shades of grey. Additionally, the image would usually be blurry in brighter light (in the brightest light, effectively invisible) but would …

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  • 80vision defect — noun impairment of the sense of sight • Syn: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑visual disorder • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment …

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