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Tonic Pupil  

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Definition

  • A pupillary abnormality characterized by a poor pupillary light reaction, reduced accommodation, iris sector palsies, an enhanced pupillary response to near effort that results in a prolonged, "tonic" constriction, and slow pupillary redilation. This condition is associated with injury to the postganglionic parasympathetic innervation to the pupil. (From Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, pp492-500)

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Entry terms

  • Adie Pupil
  • Adie's Pupil
  • Myotonic Pupil
  • Pupillotonia
  • Pupil, Tonic

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TWXWP3ZL-P

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