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dysphotopsia

dysphotopsia noun: the presence of halos or glare (if positive) or shadows (if negative) in the field of view, typically experienced after cataract surgery.

Noun

dysphotopsia (plural dysphotopsias)

  1. The presence of halos or glare (if positive) or shadows (if negative) in the field of view, typically experienced after cataract surgery
    • Sulcus fixation of single-piece IOLs is not popular owing to postoperative complications like pigment dispersion, iris transillumination defects, dysphotopsia, elevated IOP, intraocular hemorrhage and cystoid macular edema [ 3 ].2015 July 21, Aditya Kelkar et al., “Sutureless, Glueless, Scleral Fixation of Single-Piece and Toric Intraocular Lens: A Novel Technique”, in Case Reports in Ophthalmology, volume 6, →DOI

Forms of dysphotopsia

pluraldysphotopsias

Questions about dysphotopsia

What does dysphotopsia mean?
Dysphotopsia means the presence of halos or glare (if positive) or shadows (if negative) in the field of view, typically experienced after cataract surgery.
What part of speech is dysphotopsia?
Dysphotopsia is a noun.
What is the plural of dysphotopsia?
The plural of dysphotopsia is dysphotopsias.

Words near dysphotopsia in the dictionary

  1. dysphoric
  2. dysphoric milk ejection reflex
  3. dysphorically
  4. dysphorics
  5. dysphotic
  6. dysphotopsia
  7. dysphotopsias
  8. dysphrasia
  9. dysphrenia
  10. dysphrenias
  11. dysphrenic

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