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Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
Both pupils should ... Both pupils remain ... Instead of pupil ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Ophthalmology
Pupillary Abnormalities  Overview
 - Unequal Pupils (anisocoria)
 - Tonic pupil (Adie's pupil)
 - OculomotorNerve (CN
Overview - Unequal Pupils ... (Adie's pupil) ... do not react to light ... - Equal Pupils ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
reaction to light ... Measure pupil size ... noted, re-measure pupil ... - Adie's Tonic Pupil ... #Pupillary #Pupils
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Algorithm Relative ... Afferent Pupil ... Neuropathy Constricted Pupils ... • Syphilis (light-near ... #Pupils #Defects
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... mildly dilated pupil ... Syndrome: • Adie's Pupil ... causes of tonic pupil ... #ophthalmology
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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Argyll Robertson Pupil ... small (1-2mm) pupil ... Argyll #Robertson #Pupil ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria equal in light ... - 10% cocaine: pupils ... Tonic (Adie's) Pupil ... #Pupils #Defects ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Relative Afferent ... Marcus Gunn's pupils ... very sensitive diagnostic ... #Defect #Neurology ... Clinical #Video #Pupils
Ocular Cross-Section Anatomy and Ophthalmology Acronyms

EOM - Extra ocular movements
IOL - Intraocular Lens
IOP - Intraocular Pressure
OD
Cross-Section Anatomy and Ophthalmology ... eyes) PERRLA - Pupils ... to Light & Accommodation ... RAPD - Relative ... Afferent Pupillary
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
Marcus Gunn Pupil ... - Relative Afferent ... light reflex is ... #Marcus #Gunn #Pupil ... #RAPD #neurology