Physiology, assessment, and disorders of the pupil

Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 1999 Dec;10(6):394-400. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199912000-00005.

Abstract

Proper examination of the pupil provides an objective measure of the integrity of the pregeniculate afferent visual pathway and allows assessment of sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation to the eye. Infrared videography and pupillography are increasingly used to study the dynamic behavior of the pupil in common disorders, such as Horner's syndrome and tonic pupil.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Iris / innervation
  • Iris / physiopathology
  • Parasympathetic Nervous System / physiopathology
  • Pupil / physiology*
  • Pupil Disorders / diagnosis
  • Pupil Disorders / etiology
  • Pupil Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Reflex, Pupillary / physiology*
  • Sympathetic Nervous System / physiopathology
  • Visual Pathways / physiopathology