moon blindness

Meaning

  1. A chronic equine inflammatory eye disease.
  2. The optical condition night blindness: reduced eyesight in faint light.

Synonyms

periodic ophthalmia

nyctotyphlosis

night blind ess

recurrent iridocyclitis

Translations

ceguetat diürna

nictalopia

Hiodontidae

hiodontidae

mooneye

Héméralopie

maanblind

Nictalopia

hiodontidae

Etymology

Once believed to be caused by exposure of the eyes to moonlight during sleep.

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