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ECLIPSE BLINDNESS [1 record]

Record 1 1999-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

Focus-point type of vision loss caused by looking at the sun for too long a time, which can burn a hole in the retina of the eye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Perte partielle ou totale de la vision centrale due à une lésion fovéale causée par une exposition au soleil sans protection oculaire adéquate.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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