moon blindness
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A horse with moon blindness stands in a stable stall, its eyes appearing cloudy and sensitive to the light.
Definition
- Noun:
- Recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness: A specific veterinary condition affecting horses, characterized by periodic inflammation of the eye.
- Inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder: A medical term for night blindness, a vision impairment where sight is poor in low light.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The veterinarian diagnosed the horse with moon blindness and began treatment.
- A diet lacking in essential nutrients can lead to moon blindness in humans.
Advanced Usage
- The term "moon blindness" is a historical or colloquial name. In modern human medicine, the condition is more precisely called nyctalopia.
- In equine medicine, the recurrent form is formally known as equine recurrent uveitis (ERU).
Variants and Related Words
- Nyctalopia (n): The technical medical term for night blindness.
- Equine Recurrent Uveitis (ERU) (n): The formal veterinary term for the recurrent eye condition in horses.
- Night blindness (n): A more common term for the human condition of poor vision in dim light.
Synonyms
- Night blindness: Poor vision in low light.
- Nyctalopia: The medical term for night blindness.
Notes on Meaning
- The term has two distinct meanings: one is a specific veterinary condition (equine recurrent uveitis), and the other is a description of a symptom in humans (night blindness). The shared name is historical and based on the association of poor vision with moonlight.
A horse with moon blindness stands in a stable stall, its eyes appearing cloudy and sensitive to the light.
Noun
- recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness
- inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder