photopia

[foh-toh-pee-uh]

noun Ophthalmology.

vision in bright light (opposed to scotopia).

Compare light adaptation.

Origin of photopia

First recorded in 1910–15; phot- + -opia

Related formspho·top·ic

[foh-top-ik, -toh-pik] /foʊˈtɒp ɪk, -ˈtoʊ pɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for photopia

photopia

noun

the normal adaptation of the eye to light; day vision

Derived Formsphotopic (fəʊˈtɒpɪk, -ˈtəʊ-), adjective

Word Origin for photopia

C20: New Latin, from photo- + -opia

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photopia in Medicine

photopia

[fō-tō′pē-ə]

n.

Vision in bright light, mediated by cone cells of the retina; daylight vision.photopic vision

Related formspho•to′pic (-tō′pĭk, -tŏp′ĭk) adj.