Unequal pupil size - considered benign as long as pupillary reaction is normal (<0.5 mm) Miosis Constriction of the pupils Mydriasis Dilation of the pupils Direct reaction - constriction in same eyeConsensual reaction - constriction in opposite eye Swinging light test has patient look into the di...
sympathetic pupillary dilation organs with sympathetic innervation ONLY (6) sweat glands, vascular smooth muscle, arrector pili, liver, adipose tissue, kidney CLINICAL APPLICATION: describe the symptoms and pathophysiology of Horner's syndrome damage of sympathetic chain results in miosis, ptosis, anhydro...
Fibers traveling in CN III and producing pupillary (dilation/constriction) are part of the (parasympathetic/sympathetic) nervous system Constriction; parasympathetic The iris is also supplied by ___ fibers- when these are stimulated, the pupil dilates and the upper eyelid rises a little Sympathetic...
Contraction of the pupil. A miotic is a drug (such as pilocarpine) that causes the pupil to contract mydriasis Enlargement of pupils. Tropicamide, atropine, and cocaine cause dilation, or enlargement , of pupils nyctalopia -opia means vision ; -al comes from Greek ala, meaning blindness. Nig...