snow blindness

See also: snowblindness

English

Noun

snow blindness (uncountable)

A painful condition of the eyes caused by exposure of unprotected eyes to the ultraviolet (UV) rays in bright sunlight reflected from snow or ice.

Synonyms

photokeratitis, niphablepsia

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
Norwegian:
Bokmål: snøblindhet m or f
Polish: ślepota śnieżna (pl) f
Swedish: snöblindhet (sv)

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