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photophobia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | simple phobia |
Examples of photophobia
photophobia
Another symptom of her illness is photophobia, an extreme sensitivity to light.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Albinism is associated with a number of vision defects, such as photophobia, Nystagmus and astigmatism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Extremely disabling, photophobia prevents patients from such routine activities as reading, writing, working or driving.
From the sciencedaily.com
Individuals with incomplete achromatopsia have reduced visual acuity with or without nystagmus or photophobia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Primary efficacy measures include pain relief, and being free from phonophobia, photophobia and nausea at two hours after dosing.
From the sciencedaily.com
The downside is that it also gives them fangs, claws, glowstick orange skin, a taste for human flesh and raging photophobia.
From the guardian.co.uk
The patient may initially experience photophobia and fluctuation of vision, in common with other forms of refractive surgery.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The more serious symptoms consist of severe headaches, high fever, stiff neck, confusion, seizures, photophobia, muscle weakness and loss of consciousness.
From the orlandosentinel.com
We learn that the first symptom that something was wrong was photophobia and difficulty learning to drive because he had trouble coordinating shifting and acceleration.
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- A morbid fear of light
- Photalgia: pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism)
- Photophobia is a symptom of excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to sunlight or well-lit places. In ordinary medical terms photophobia is not a morbid fear or phobia, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure.
- In biology, photophobia (adjective: photophobic) refers to negative response to light.
- Symptom of excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to bright light
- Literally means "fear of light", but the term is used when bright light is bothersome to individuals. Often occurs in syndromes such as migraine headache.
- (foh-toh-FOH-bee-uh). Abnormal sensitivity to, and discomfort from, light. May be associated with excessive tearing. Often due to inflammation of the iris or cornea.
- Discomfort from sun or other light. Photophobia has many causes.
- Low tolerance to bright light.
