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Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Measure pupil size ... noted, re-measure pupil ... - Adie's Tonic Pupil ... Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Pupillary #Pupils
Pupillary Abnormalities  Overview
 - Unequal Pupils (anisocoria)
 - Tonic pupil (Adie's pupil)
 - OculomotorNerve (CN
Overview - Unequal Pupils ... (Adie's pupil) ... - Equal Pupils ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... Abnormalities #Differential
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Pupils: Localization ... Small, Reactive pupils ... #Coma #Neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative Afferent Pupil ... Neuropathy Constricted Pupils ... Isocoria #Pupillary #Pupils ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - 10% cocaine: pupils ... Tonic (Adie's) Pupil ... Anisocoria #Pupillary #Pupils ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
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 ... #physicalexam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... mildly dilated pupil ... Diagnosis: • CN ... #PhysicalExam # ... neurology #ophthalmology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis: Dilated pupils ... , Adie's tonic pupil ... : Constricted pupils ... Argyll Robertson pupils ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Argyll-Robertson Pupil on Physical Exam
Small (myotic), irregular pupil that do not react to light but do
Argyll-Robertson Pupil ... myotic), irregular pupil ... Argyll #Robertson #Pupil ... #PhysicalExam # ... #ophthalmology