Definitions for photokeratitis
pho·tok·er·ati·tis

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1. photokeratitisnoun

   snow blindness

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1. Photokeratitis

   Photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis is a painful eye condition caused by exposure of insufficiently protected eyes to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from either natural (e.g. intense sunlight) or artificial (e.g. the electric arc during welding) sources. Photokeratitis is akin to a sunburn of the cornea and conjunctiva. The injury may be prevented by wearing eye protection that blocks most of the ultraviolet radiation, such as welding goggles with the proper filters, a welder's helmet, sunglasses rated for sufficient UV protection, or appropriate snow goggles. The condition is usually managed by removal from the source of ultraviolet radiation, covering the corneas, and administration of pain relief. Photokeratitis is known by a number of different terms including: snow blindness, arc eye, welder's flash, bake eyes, corneal flash burns, flash burns, niphablepsia, or keratoconjunctivitis photoelectrica.

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1. Photokeratitis

   Photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis is a painful eye condition caused by exposure of insufficiently protected eyes to the ultraviolet rays from either natural or artificial sources. Photokeratitis is akin to a sunburn of the cornea and conjunctiva, and is not usually noticed until several hours after exposure. Symptoms include increased tears and a feeling of pain, likened to having sand in the eyes. The injury may be prevented by wearing eye protection that blocks most of the ultraviolet radiation, such as welding goggles with the proper filters, a welder's helmet, sunglasses rated for sufficient UV protection, or appropriate snow goggles. The condition is usually managed by removal from the source of ultraviolet, covering the corneas, and administration of pain relief. Photokeratitis is known by a number of different terms including: snow blindness, arc eye, welder's flash, bake eyes, corneal flash burns, flash burns, niphablepsia, or keratoconjunctivitis photoelectrica.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of photokeratitis in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of photokeratitis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of photokeratitis in a Sentence

1. Busy Philipps:

   Hey guys, is it cool that we just spent four hours at the emergency room for my eyes? I have photokeratitis. I sunburned my eyes from my photo shoot today, it’s so on-brand though. I get one big magazine cover, and I do one photo shoot, and I burn my eyeballs.

2. Brian Zaugg:

   The nice thing about photokeratitis is it typically heals itself and doesn't cause long-term permanent damage, it usually takes about a week to feel significantly better.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Photokeratitis
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photokeratitis
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=photokeratitis