Nocturnal amblyopia — Amblyopia refers to blindness so nocturnal amblyopia is, literally, night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under Nyctalopia from the Greek nyct (night) + aloas (obscure or blind) + opsis (vision), the condition involves impaired vision… … Medical dictionary
Amblyopia — Impaired vision in an eye due to a disorder of the brain cells that control the vision in that eye, not usually due to a problem with the eye itself. Amblyopia is caused by lack of use of an eye when the brain favors the other eye. The eye is… … Medical dictionary
Nyctalopia — Night blindness, impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of certain specialized vision cells (the rods) in the retina. The ability of our eyes to quickly view objects as they shift from light to dark areas and the… … Medical dictionary
Myopia — For other uses, see Myopia (disambiguation). Myopia Classification and external resources ICD 10 H … Wikipedia
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Blindness, night — Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the rods) in the retina. The ability of our eyes to quickly view objects as they shift from light to dark areas and the ability to see in dim … Medical dictionary
Day sight — Night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under “Nyctalopia” from the Greek “nyct’ (night) + “aloas” (obscure or blind) + “opsis” (vision), the condition involves impaired vision in dim light and in the dark (but normal sight in bright… … Medical dictionary
Night blindness — Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the rods) in the retina. The ability of our eyes to quickly view objects as they shift from light to dark areas and the ability to see in dim … Medical dictionary
Nyctanopia — Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of the rods in the retina. Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A. Nyctanopia is also known as day sight, nocturnal amblyopia, nyctalopia. * * * SYN … Medical dictionary
