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CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
Oculomotor Nerve • Ptosis ... Ptosis is severe ... comparison to Horner's syndrome ... innervation to pupil ... Nerve #Cranial #neurology
All About Horner's Syndrome

Horner's syndrome, known as 
"oculosympathetic paresis" by people 
who don't have friends, is
classically results in ptosis ... droop eyelid), miosis ... (constricted pupil ... #Overview #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis: Dilated pupils ... , Adie's tonic pupil ... response, Serotonin syndrome ... : Horner's syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Horner's Syndrome ... Note that right pupil ... left (known as ptosis ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Ptosis #UCSDH
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... and ptosis (both ... how the right pupil ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Horner’s syndrome ... - Neurologic disease ... palsy • Horner syndrome ... #Ptosis #neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... mildly dilated pupil ... Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
Adie's Pupil on ... Physical Exam Adie's pupil ... tonically dilated pupil ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #neurology #syndrome
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
• Look for ptosis ... • Neurologic ... depressed, abducted, ptosis ... large/unreactive pupil ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Horner's Syndrome ... Note that right pupil ... left (known as ptosis ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Ptosis #UCSDH