We describe the case of a male patient who presented with anisocoria, and was initially diagnosed with an acute Adie's tonic pupil. On subsequent laboratory testing, he was found to have neurosyphilis. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated enhancement of the right oculomotor nerve. This case underscores the importance of considering this diagnosis in patients with acute onset internal ophthal...

This prospective randomized study aimed to compare the effects of nebulizer drugs on unilateral or bilateral dilation pupil that may develop due mask incompatibility patient in patients receiving inhaled therapy. Following approval local ethics committee, this was carried out prospectively and observationally period from October 1, 2018 April 2019 an emergency clinic with annual capacity 600,00...

one iris is disturbed, an anisocoria becomes apparent and very distinct and characteristic changes take place in the responsiveness of the denervated muscle to drugs depending on the location and the completeness of the denervation. Thus it becomes possible to localize parasympathetic lesions by watching the changes in pupil size in response to cholinergically active drugs (i.e. miotics); and s...

PURPOSE To report the clinical and pharmacological findings of a patient with iatrogenic Horner syndrome (HS) which occurred after thyroid surgery. CASE REPORT A 29-year-old man was referred to our emergency ward due to anisocoria and unilateral eyelid ptosis reported by the patient immediately after a recent thyroidectomy for a papillary carcinoma. Ophthalmologic examination revealed 3 mm pt...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of 0.5% apraclonidine with that of 4% cocaine and to evaluate its safety in the diagnosis of Horner syndrome in pediatric patients. METHODS This was a randomized, crossover study, wherein 10 patients with a probable diagnosis of Horner syndrome were assigned to undergo pharmacological testing with 4% cocaine and 0.5% apaconidine. The d...