snowblindness

Thân thiện

A hiker wears protective goggles to prevent snowblindness on the mountain.

Definition

Noun: * A temporary loss or impairment of vision caused by the overexposure of the eyes to ultraviolet (UV) rays reflected from snow or ice. It is a form of photokeratitis, akin to a sunburn of the cornea.

Usage

• As a subject:
• As an object:
• Describing cause/effect:

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: In medical terminology, "snowblindness" is often used interchangeably with photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis when referring to the specific cause from snow reflection.
  • The diagnosis was photokeratitis, commonly known as snowblindness.

Variants and Related Words

• Snowblind (adjective): Affected by snowblindness.
  • The snowblind explorer had to be led back to camp.
• Photokeratitis (noun): The medical term for inflammation of the cornea caused by UV radiation.
• Glare blindness (noun): A broader term for vision impairment caused by intense light, which can include snowblindness.

Synonyms

• Photokeratitis
• Ultraviolet keratitis
• (In context) Glare-induced blindness

Related Phrases/Idioms

• (To be) blinded by the snow: A descriptive phrase, not a strict idiom, that can lead to snowblindness.
  • Without goggles, you risk being blinded by the snow.

Học thuật

Noun

1. temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice

Từ đồng nghĩa

• snow-blindness