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Photopsia

Pho-top′si-a

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
φῶς
,
φωτός
, light +
ὄψισ
sight.]
(Med.)
An affection of the eye, in which the patient perceives luminous rays, flashes, coruscations, etc. See
phosphene
.

Definition 2024


photopsia

photopsia

English

Noun

photopsia (countable and uncountable, plural photopsias)

  1. (medicine) The presence of perceived flashes of light

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