title: Unequal pupils. A flow chart for sorting out the anisocorias.
abstract: When anisocoria is present, the ophthalmologist knows that something is wrong. However, location of the lesion and diagnosis of the problem can be difficult. A step-by-step flow chart for diagnosis of unequal pupils is presented, with explantation of various signs and descriptions of appropriate diagnostic tests.
mesh_terms: D000270:Adie Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003042:Cocaine; D003250:Constriction; D003623:Dark Adaptation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004106:Dilatation; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000294:innervation; D008688:Methacholine Compounds; D010862:Pilocarpine; D011680:Pupil / Q000502:physiology*; D012025:Reflex, Pupillary; D010136:p-Hydroxyamphetamine
chemical_list: D008688:Methacholine Compounds; D010862:Pilocarpine; D010136:p-Hydroxyamphetamine; D003042:Cocaine