Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Amblyopia caused by the reflection of light from the snow, and consequent exhaustion of the retina.
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- noun temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice
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Examples
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It's a condition similar to snow-blindness, but caused by staring at gloomy financial forecasts for so long that some people become blinded to reality.
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Frostbite, snow-blindness and altitude sickness are occupational hazards: Even breathing here is hard labor.
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This light is also very trying to the eyes, and one often hears of snow-blindness after such a day.
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For the first time during the trip I had a touch of snow-blindness that afternoon.
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Curiously enough, snow-blindness has something in common with seasickness.
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How excellent these glasses are appears clearly enough from the fact that I never had the slightest touch of snow-blindness on the southern journey, although the spectacles were perfectly open and allowed the light to enter freely everywhere.
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The spectacles I wore -- Hanssen had the same; they were the only two pairs we had -- gave perfect protection; not once did I have a sign of snow-blindness.
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Like all other ills, snow-blindness may easily be dispelled by taking it in time.
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Thinking that perhaps our friend had had a relapse of snow-blindness, I went in to announce our return.
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I have previously had several severe attacks of snow-blindness.
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