ANISOCORIA

Course overview

ANISOCORIA IS A CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY UNEQUAL PUPIL SIZE. THE ETIOLOGY OF ANISOCORIA IS COMPLEX, RANGING FROM BENIGN TO POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING CAUSES. THERE ARE MANY PATHWAYS INVOLVED IN PUPIL SIZE. SOME POTENTIAL ETIOLOGIES OF ANISOCORIA INCLUDE SYSTEMIC DRUG USE, TOPICAL OPHTHALMIC DRUG USE, HEADACHES, AND AUTONOMIC GANGLION PATHOLOGY. CLUSTER HEADACHES THAT OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH LACRIMATION AND RHINORRHEA CAN CAUSE ANISOCORIA, AS CAN OTHER RARE FORMS OF HEADACHE. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES WHEN ANISOCORIA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE IT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.