鳥とり目め

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

night blindness; nyctalopia

Medical and folk term for difficulty seeing in low light. Often used in the phrase 鳥目になる.

• 彼かれは鳥とり目めで、暗くらくなるとほとんど見みえなくなる。

  He has night blindness and can barely see once it gets dark.

• 鳥とり目めになると、夜よるの運うん転てんが危き険けんだ。

  If you develop night blindness, driving at night is dangerous.