snowblindness

snowblindness
snow blindness n.
A usually temporary loss of vision and inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by exposure of the eyes to bright sunlight and ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice.
  snowʹ-blind' (snōʹblīnd') or snowʹ-blind'ed (-blīn'dĭd) adj.

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