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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2018; 235(04): 463-464
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-122671
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Pigment Dispersion Syndrome Mimicking Congenital Horner Syndrome

Pigmentdispersionssyndrom als Imitation eines kongenitalen Horner-Syndroms
Bao Khanh Tran
Neuroophthalmology, Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Aki Kawasaki
Neuroophthalmology, Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Lausanne, Switzerland
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received 18 September 2017

accepted 07 November 2017

Publication Date:
12 January 2018 (online)

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Background

Anisocoria has several etiologies [1]. It can represent a simple physiologic asymmetry of pupil size. Anisocoria can also be the result of injury to autonomic impulses (parasympathetic or sympathetic), which govern the iris sphincter and dilator muscles. Anisocoria can also develop from iris abnormalities, which mechanically limit pupillary shape, size, and movement. When subtle, such iris conditions may be overlooked and confused for more serious neurologic conditions causing anisocoria.

 

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