Photophobia

Japanese: 羞明 - しゅうめい
Photophobia

A term used to describe the state of being sensitive to bright light, squinting to avoid it, and in severe cases, tears and eye pain. Photophobia, a symptom of eye disease, refers to the inability to keep one's eyes open due to painful discomfort even when exposed to light that would not be dazzling to a healthy person, and is often seen when there is irritation from disease or foreign matter in the anterior part of the eye. It can also occur with congenital albinism, color vision deficiency (monochromatopsia), keratitis, iritis, lens disease, or irregular eyelashes, and can sometimes also be caused by conjunctivitis, retinal or optic nerve disease, or with autonomic nervous system abnormalities. Treatment of the underlying disease is the first priority, but symptomatic treatment can involve topical anesthetic eye drops for conjunctival or corneal diseases, and sunglasses can be used to reduce the subjective symptoms.

[Takashi Oshima]

[Reference] | Glare

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Japanese:

まぶしさに対する状態を示す用語で、強い光に対してまぶしく感じ、光を避けるために目を細めたり、ひどいときには涙が出たり眼痛を訴えたりすること。眼疾患の症状としての羞明(まぶしがり症)は、健常者ではまぶしくない程度の光でも、痛みを伴う不快感のため目を開けていられないものをいい、前眼部に疾患や異物による刺激があるときによくみられる。先天性白皮症や色覚異常(一色覚)をはじめ、角膜炎や虹彩(こうさい)炎、水晶体の疾患、あるいは睫毛(しょうもう)乱生(さかさまつげ)のほか、ときには結膜炎や網膜あるいは視神経の疾患でもおこり、自律神経異常のときにもみられることがある。原因疾患の治療が先決であるが、対症療法としては、結膜や角膜の疾患によるものには表面麻酔剤の点眼を行うこともあり、サングラスで自覚症状を軽減させる。

[大島 崇]

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