noun
- vision in bright light; the ability of the eye to see clearly under conditions of high illumination.
Usage: technical; ophthalmology
Examples
- Photopia occurs when the cone cells in the retina are activated by bright daylight.
- The eye's transition from scotopia to photopia takes several minutes in bright sunlight.
- During photopia, color vision is most acute and visual acuity is highest.
- Photopia relies primarily on the cone photoreceptors rather than rods.