"Anisocoria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Unequal pupil size, which may represent a benign physiologic variant or a manifestation of disease. Pathologic anisocoria reflects an abnormality in the musculature of the iris (IRIS DISEASES) or in the parasympathetic or sympathetic pathways that innervate the pupil. Physiologic anisocoria refers to an asymmetry of pupil diameter, usually less than 2mm, that is not associated with disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D015875
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.690.150 C11.710.090 C23.888.592.708.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Anisocoria- Anisocoria
- Pupil Diameter Unequal
- Pupillary Size Inequality
- Inequality, Pupillary Size
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anisocoria" by people in Profiles.
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Al-Holou SN, Lipsky SN, Wasserman BN. Don't Sweat the Blown Pupil: Anisocoria in Patients Using Qbrexza. Ophthalmology. 2020 10; 127(10):1381.
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Harer K, Alverson B. Eye-opening Etiologies. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 05; 8(5):300-301.
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Peterson JD, Bilyk JR, Sergott RC. But it's not all there. Surv Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep-Oct; 58(5):492-9.
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Malhotra AK, Camacho M, Ivatury RR, Davis IC, Komorowski DJ, Leung DA, Grizzard JD, Aboutanos MB, Duane TM, Cockrell C, Wolfe LG, Borchers CT, Martin NR. Computed tomographic angiography for the diagnosis of blunt carotid/vertebral artery injury: a note of caution. Ann Surg. 2007 Oct; 246(4):632-42; discussion 642-3.
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Wasserman BN, Bigler B, Nipper K. Unexpected outcomes associated with laser in situ keratomileusis: ptosis, anisocoria, and "curing" of exotropia. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Jun; 31(6):1238-41.
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Moster ML, Galiani D, Garfinkle W. False negative hydroxyamphetamine test in horner syndrome caused by acute internal carotid artery dissection. J Neuroophthalmol. 2003 Mar; 23(1):22-3.
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Spaeth GL. Anisocoria in the pigmentary dispersion syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 1991 Mar 15; 111(3):384.
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Moster ML. The cocaine test and Horner's syndrome. Arch Ophthalmol. 1990 Dec; 108(12):1667-8.