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noun - inability to see clearly in dim light
NYCTALOPIA - Nyctalopia ( from Greek - (nykt-), meaning 'night', (alaos), meaning 'blind, not seeing', and (ops), meaning 'eye'), also called night-blindness...
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night blindness |
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See night blindness. |
inability to see clearly in dim light due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder |
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Nyctalopia ( from Greek - (nykt-), meaning 'night', (alaos), meaning 'blind, not seeing', and (ops), meaning 'eye'), also called night-blindness, is a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in relatively low light. It is a symptom of several eye diseases. Night blindness may exist from birth, or be caused by injury or malnutrition (for example, vitamin A deficiency). It can be described as insufficient adaptation to darkness. * The most common cause of nyctalopia is retinitis pigmentosa, a disorder in which the rod cells in the retina gradually lose their ability to respond to the light. Patients suffering from this genetic condition have progressive nyctalopia and eventually their daytime vision may also be affected. In X-linked congenital stationary night blindness, from birth the rods either do not work at all, or work very little, but the condition doesn't get worse. * Another cause of night blindness is a deficiency of retinol, or vitamin A, found in fish oils, liver |