dysphotopsia

D2Y4S1P3H4O1T1O1P3S1I1A1

noun

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

Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundysphotopsia (plural dysphotopsias)

plural dysphotopsias

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

    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 ].

    2015 July 21, Aditya Kelkar et al., “Sutureless, Glueless, Scleral Fixation of Single-Piece and Toric Intraocular Lens: A Novel Technique”, in Case Reports in Ophthalmology, volume 6, →DOI
Cite this entry
APA

dysphotopsia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysphotopsia

MLA

“dysphotopsia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysphotopsia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysphotopsia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysphotopsia.

Source: dysphotopsia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.