photostress

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noun

Exposure of the eye to bright light and measurement of the time taken for vision to return, used in ocular diagnosis

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Meanings

nounphotostress (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountableExposure of the eye to bright light and measurement of the time taken for vision to return, used in ocular diagnosis

Origin

From photo- + stress.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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