SNOW BLINDNESS Temporary blindness or impaired vision that results from bright sunlight reflected off the snow surface. The medical term is niphablepsia.
Those who don't speak Classical Greek or medical jargon use the more common term "snow blindness" to describe this condition, which is caused by the high reflection of sunlight from snow cover.
 See also: Meteor, Snow Shower, Snowflake, Low, Snow
  
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