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snow blindness
(redirected from Intense sunlight)

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snow blindness (sn)
n.
A usually temporary loss of vision and inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea caused by exposure to bright sunlight and ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice.
snow-blind, snow-blinded adj.
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