snow blindness
- the usually temporary dimming of the sight caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow.
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Origin of snow blindness
First recorded in 1740–50
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This is an affliction almost identical in effect to snow-blindness.
The Long Labrador TrailDillon Wallace
The penalty for neglect might prove a serious attack of snow-blindness.
Left on the LabradorDillon Wallace
Then I was attacked by snow-blindness, the pain of which must be experienced to be realised.
From Paris to New York by LandHarry de Windt
Spectacles at once,” he said, “or I shall be having cases of snow-blindness to attend.
Steve YoungGeorge Manville Fenn
It is the same, in a slightly different way, with snow-blindness.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2Roald Amundsen
snow blindness
(snō)- A usually temporary loss of vision and inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea caused by exposure to bright sunlight and ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice.
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