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photoretinitis

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Noun1.photoretinitis - damage to the retina resulting from exposure of the eye to the sun without adequate protection
vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment - impairment of the sense of sight
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Eye conditions in which UVR has been implicated as a primary or contributing cause and the affected media are as follows: * nodular band keratopathies, pinguecula, pterygium, photokeratitis, and epidermal carcinoma (cornea); * photoconjunctivitis (conjunctiva); * cataracts (lens); and * solar photoretinitis, cystoid macular edema, and age-related macular degeneration (retina) (7).
Ultraviolet radiation: human exposure and health risks by Tenkate, Thomas D. / Journal of Environmental Health
 
 
 
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