Photophthalmia is inflammation of the
eye
due to exposure to intense light.
(Some sources define photophthalmia as "keratoconjunctivitis
caused by ultra-violet light/energy", which obviously has a
similar but slightly more specific meaning - i.e. inflammation of the
cornea
and conjunctiva,
rather than the eye in genera, and ultra-violet light specificallyl)
Photophthalmia may be due to the damaging effects of
excessive ultra-violet light on the cornea, e.g. as in Snow
Blindness. Other possible sources of excessively bright light include
ultra-violet lamps and arc welding equipment.
See also, for comparison, photoretinitis
and Arc-eye.
More about Ophthalmology: This section includes short definitions
of many diseases, disorders, and conditions of the eyes and visual system.
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to the left (but note that this is not a complete/exhaustive list).
Other related pages include the diagram
of the eye, and definitions
of parts of the eye, a description
of the human retina, and definitions
of parts of the retina, and the section of short definitions
of clinical and surgical procedures re. eyes and human visual system.
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