Q215
Photophobia is
A.
the ability to perceive light
B.
abnormal intolerance of light
AnswerC.
the adjustment of the eye for light
D.
a disease cause by too much sunlight
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Photophobia is abnormal intolerance of light. Photophobia is a symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light. As a medical symptom, photophobia is not a morbid fear or phobia, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure or by presence of actual physical sensitivity of the eyes, though the term is sometimes additionally applied to abnormal or irrational fear of light such as heliophobia.