Knowledge Base
- Anatomy of iris and pupil
- Physiology of pupillary contraction
- Neural pathways controlling pupillary reflexes: (Direct light, consensual light reflex, accommodation)
- Retinal ganglion cells mediate the reflex - project rostral to the superior colliculus - in turn projects to Edinger-Westphal nucleus bilaterally
- Primary diseases of eye affecting pupils
- Diseases affecting neural pathways affecting pupillary reflexes
Ref:
- Castro, Mosby's....Neuroscience, 155.