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moon blindness

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moon blindness

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Once believed to be caused by exposure of the eyes to moonlight during sleep.

noun

  1. uncountable A chronic equine inflammatory eye disease.
  2. uncountable The optical condition of night blindness: reduced eyesight in faint light. The cavalry messenger dismounted after his moon blindness made it unsafe to ride on through the wilderness.

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"moon blindness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moon%20blindness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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moon blindness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moon%20blindness

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"moon blindness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moon%20blindness.

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@misc{moon_blindness_2026,
  title = {moon blindness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moon%20blindness},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}