Adie's pupil
Adie's Pupil is a term whose meaning is the same as Tonic Pupil.
It is also known as:
- Adie's Tonic Pupil,
- Adie Syndrome and as
- Holmes-Adie's Syndrome, among other names.
Adie's Pupil refers to a neurological condition affecting the pupil of an eye and the autonomic nervous system, and named after British Physician William John Adie (1886-1935).
Affected pupils are "dilated", that is the dark (black) central "pupil" is larger than normal, due to damage to the nerves to the ciliary muscle (of the eye) and the iris (of the eye).
Adie's Pupils react abnormally poorly to changes in light level.
Adie's Pupils are also characterized by high sensitivity to dilute 0.1% pilocarpine drops - which hardly affect normal pupils but cause definite constriction (reduction in size / diameter) of Adie's Pupil.
This condition is not life-threatening.
Both eyes may be affected (bilateral) but in most cases only one eye is affected (unilateral).
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