| Identifier |
Figure-10 |
| Title |
Assessment of an Afferent Pupillary Defect When Only One Iris is Functional |
| Creator |
Daniel M. Jacobson, MD (1956-2003) |
| Affiliation |
(DMJ) Neuro-Ophthalmologist, Marshfield Clinic, University Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa |
| Subject |
Pupil Disorders; RAPD; Afferent Pupillary Defect |
| Description |
Assessment of an afferent pupillary defect when only one iris is functional. In this example, a right-sided parasellar tumor is compressing both the optic and oculomotor nerves, causing an optic neuropathy and a pupil-involving third crainial nerve palsy. The pupil on the affected side has both an afferent as well as an efferent defect. The room is darkened and the examiner uses a dim light to illuminate the unaffected left pupil from below. The right-sided afferent defect is detected by observing that the left pupil dilates when the right eye is stimulated (top), and then constricts when the left eye is stimulated (bottom), during the swinging flashlight test. |
| Date |
2002 |
| References |
Thompson HS, Montague P, Cox TA, et al: The relationship between visual acuity, pupillary defect, and visual field loss. Am J Ophthalmol 1982;93:681-688: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7091256; Johnson LN, Hill RA, Bartholomew MJ: Correlation of afferent pupillary defect with visual field loss on automated perimetry. Ophthalmology 1988;95:1649-1655: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3068603; Kardon RH, Haupert CL, Thompson HS: The relationship between static perimetry and the relative afferent pupillary defect. Am J Ophthalmology 1993;115:351-356: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8442495 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Type |
Image |
| Relation is Part of |
The Pupil: Neurology of the Iris |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - The Moran Eye Center Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Moran/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 1986. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6sf5thp |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jmec |
| ID |
180382 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sf5thp |
