dysphotopsia
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Noun
[edit]dysphotopsia (plural dysphotopsias)
- (pathology) The presence of halos or glare (if positive) or shadows (if negative) in the field of view, typically experienced after cataract surgery
- 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[1], volume 6, :
- 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 ].