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Degraded night vision, also called night blindness, is a clinical finding in which a person has trouble seeing in the dark or in low light.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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Eye

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Macular degeneration
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Cataracts
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Farsightedness (hyperopia)
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