snow-blindness

Noun

Meaning

temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

snow blindness

Synonyms

snowblindness photokeratitis niphablepsia

Hypernyms

blindness cecity sightlessness

Examples

After spending a night on the mountain, Weathers managed to find his way to camp 4 with massive frostbite and vision impaired due to snow blindness. Source: Internet

During his labour work he was stricken with snow blindness and suffered permanent damage to his eyes as well as his back. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

snow-blader snow-blind snow-blinded snow-blow snow-bound snow-broth