Metamorphosis

Japanese: metamorphopsia
Metamorphosis

…This is a popular eye disease in Japan, affecting one eye of men around 40 years old, 3 to 5 times more frequently than women. Slight vision loss occurs relatively quickly (1 to 2 days), and patients complain of symptoms such as central darkness (central scotoma), small vision (micropsia), and distorted vision (metamorphopsia). It occurs when a circular edema appears in the center of the fundus, where fluid accumulates, causing the retina to float. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "metamorphopsia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本ではポピュラーな眼の疾患で,女子の3~5倍の頻度で40歳前後の男子の片眼に好発する。比較的急速(1~2日)に軽い視力低下が起こり,中心が暗い(中心暗点central scotoma),小さく見える(小視症micropsia),ゆがんで見える(変視症metamorphopsia)などの症状を訴える。眼底中心部に円形の浮腫が生じ,そこに漿液がたまって網膜が浮き上がるために起こる。…

※「metamorphopsia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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