hemeralopia
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hem·er·a·lo·pi·a
(hem'ĕr-ăl-ō'pē-ă), Inability to see as distinctly in a bright light as in reduced illumination; seen in patients with impaired cone function.
[G. hēmera, day, + alaos, obscure, + ōps, eye]
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hemeralopia
(hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə)n. A visual defect characterized by the inability to see as clearly in bright light as in dim light.
hem′er·a·lop′ic (-lŏp′ĭk) adj.
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hem·er·a·lo·pi·a
(hem'ĕr-ă-lō'pē-ă) Inability to see as distinctly in a bright light as in reduced illumination; seen in patients with impaired cone function.
Synonym(s):
day blindness.
[G. hēmera, day, + alaos, obscure, + ōps, eye]
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hemeralopia
Inability to see as well in bright light as in dim. From the Greek hemera , day, alaos , blind and ops an eye.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
hemeralopia
Term used to mean either
night blindness in which there is a partial or total inability to see in the dark associated with a loss of rod function or vitamin A deficiency; or
day blindness in which there is reduced vision in daylight while vision is normal in the dark.
Syn. nyctalopia (this term is only synonymous with night blindness); night sight (this term is only synonymous with day blindness).
See girate atrophy;
congenital stationary night blindness;
choroideremia;
Oguchi's disease;
retinitis pigmentosa.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann