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relative afferent pupillary defect: a standalone construct

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relative afferentpupillary defect1 CONSTRUCTRelative afferentLEVATIN · OPHTHALMOLOGY

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Ophthalmology

an asymmetry in the pupils' response to light shone in each eye in turn, signalling unequal input from the retina or optic nerve.

In ophthalmology, relative afferent pupillary defect refers to an asymmetry in the pupils' response to light shone in each eye in turn, signalling unequal input from the retina or optic nerve. This meaning comes from Levatin (1959) in Archives of Ophthalmology.[1]

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References

  1. Levatin, P. (1959). Pupillary Escape in Disease of the Retina or Optic Nerve. Archives of Ophthalmology, 62(5), 768-779. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1959.04220050030005

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