Photoretinitis (Noun)
Meaning
Damage to the retina resulting from exposure of the eye to the sun without adequate protection.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Prolonged and unprotected viewing of a solar eclipse can cause permanent blindness due to photoretinitis.
- The intense ultraviolet radiation emitted by a welding torch can lead to photoretinitis if proper eye protection is not used.
- Photoretinitis is a serious concern for novice astronomers who fail to use solar filters when observing the sun.
- A group of tourists were treated for photoretinitis after watching a sunset without sunglasses on a particularly cloudy day.
- The retinal damage from photoretinitis may not be immediately apparent, but can progress to irreversible vision loss over time.