Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dysphotopsia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dys-pho-top-sia
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of halos or glare (if positive) or shadows (if negative) in the field of view, typically experienced after cataract surgery

Example Sentences

"Sulcus fixation of single-piece IOLs is not popular owing to postoperative complications like pigment dispersion, iris transillumination defects, dysphotopsia, elevated IOP, intraocular hemorrhage and cystoid macular edema [ 3 ]."

Inflected Forms

dysphotopsias (plural)

Questions

What does dysphotopsia mean?: The presence of halos or glare (if positive) or shadows (if negative) in the field of view, typically experienced after cataract surgery

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