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CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
Nerve • Ptosis ... Ptosis is severe ... oblique • Dilated Pupil ... innervation to pupil ... Nerve #Cranial #neurology
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Note that right pupil ... left (known as ptosis ... Images #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... #UCSDH
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
6mm); • Light-near ... Diagnosis: • CN ... - no light-near ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis: Dilated pupils ... Unilateral Mydriasis: CN ... , Adie's tonic pupil ... : Constricted pupils ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
- 10% cocaine: pupils ... Preganglionic - Ptosis ... Fascicle (Other CN ... Tonic (Adie's) Pupil ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
 -
Argyll Robertson Pupil ... small (1-2mm) pupil ... - Light-near dissociation ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
Adie's Pupil on ... accommodation (i.e., light-near ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology ... #neurology #syndrome
Marcus-Gunn Jaw Winking Ptosis

Marcus Gunn Jaw Winking Ptosis is the most common form of congenital neurogenic
Marcus-Gunn Jaw Winking Ptosis ... Gunn Jaw Winking Ptosis ... #Jaw #Winking #Ptosis ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #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 ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #ophthalmology
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 ... Syndrome #Overview #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Neurology