247
Views
7
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

The pupillary light reflex pathway

&
Pages 59-62 | Accepted 27 Nov 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

References

  • Wernicke C. Über hemiopische Pupillenreaction. Fortschr Med 1883; i: 49–53
  • Walker C. Topical diagnosis value of the hemiopic pupillary reaction and the Willbrand hemianopic prism phenomenon. With a new method of performing the latter. J Am Med Assoc 1913; 61: 1152–1156
  • Harms H. Grundlagen, Methodik und Bedeutung der Pupillenperimetrie fur die Physiologie und Pathologie des Sehorgans. Albrecht von Graefes Arch Ophthalmol 1959; 149: 1–48
  • Harms H. Hemianopische Pupillenstarre. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkld 1951; 118: 133–147
  • Harms H, Aulhorn E, Ksinsik R. Die Ergebnisse pupillomotorischer Perimetric bei Sehhirnverletzten und die Vorstellungen über den Verlauf der Pupillenlichtrerlexbahn. Die normale und die gestorte Pupillenbewegung, E Dodt, K E Schrader. Verlag J.F. Bergmann, München 1973; 72–82
  • Alexandridis E, Krastel H, Reuther R. Pupillenreflexstbrungen bei Läsionen der oberen Sehbahn. Albrecht Von Graefes Arch Klin Exp Ophthalmol 1979; 209: 199–208
  • Cibis G W, Campos E C, Aulhorn E. Pupillary hemiakinesia in suprageniculate lesions. Arch Ophthalmol 1975; 93: 1322–1327
  • Hamann K U, Hellner K A, Muller J A, Zschocke S. Videopupillographic and VER investigations in patients with congenital and acquired lesions of the optic radiation. Ophthalmologics 1979; 178: 348–356
  • Kardon R H. Pupil perimetry. Editorial review. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1992; 3: 565–570
  • Koerner F, Teuber H L. Visual field defects after missile injuries to the geniculo-striate pathway in man. Exp Brain Res 1973; 18: 88–113
  • Kardon R H, Kawashima S. Inhibition of the pupillary light reflex by transcranial magnetic stimulation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1996; 37: S 159, (ARVO abstracts)
  • Barbur J L, Forsyth P M. Can the pupil response be used as a measure of the visual input associated with the geniculo striate pathway?. Clin Vis Sci 1986; 1: 107–111
  • Barbur J L, Harlow A J, Sahraie A. Pupil response to stimulus structure, colour and movement. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 1992; 12: 137–141
  • Barbur J L, Cole V A, Harlow A J. Investigation of pupillary light response components spatial summation and contrast gain. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1996; 37: S160, (ARVO abstracts)
  • Barbur J L, Keenleyside M S, Thomson W D. Investigation of central visual processing by means of pupillometry. Seeing Contour and Colour, J J Kulikowski, C M Dickinson, I J Murray. Pergamon Press, Oxford 1987; 431–451
  • Young R S, Han B C, Wu P Y. Transient and sustained components of the pupillary responses evoked by luminance and color. Vision Res 1993; 33: 437–446
  • Bell R A, Thompson H S. Relative afferent pupillary defect in optic tract hemianopias. Am J Ophthalmol 1978; 85: 538–540
  • O'Connor P S, Kasdon D, Tredici T J, Ivan D J. The Marcus Gunn pupil in experimental tract lesions. Ophthalmology 1982; 89: 160–164
  • O'Connor P, Mein C, Hughes J, Dorwart R H, Shacklett D E. The Marcus Gunn pupil in incomplete optic tract hemianopias. J Clin Neuro-Ophthalmol 1982; 2: 227–234
  • Takahashi T, Hohki T, Entani S, Yamashita H, Shiba K. Optic tract syndrome with relative afferent pupillary defect. Jpn J Ophthalmol 1991; 35: 325–330
  • Wilhelm H, Wilhelm B, Petersen D, Schmid U, Schiefer U. Relative afferent pupillary defects in retrogeniculate lesions. Neuro-Ophthalmology 1996; 16: 219–224
  • Eliott D, Cunningham E TJ, Miller N R. Fourth nerve paresis and ipsilat-eral relative afferent pupillary defect without visual sensory disturbance. A sign of contralateral dorsal midbrain disease. J Clin Neuro-Ophthalmol 1991; 11: 169–172
  • Ellis C J. Afferent pupillary defect in pineal region tumour. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1984; 47: 739–741
  • Forman S, Behrens M M, Odel J G, Spector R T. Hilal S. Relative afferent pupillary defect with normal visual function [letter]. Arch Ophthalmol 1990; 108: 1074–1075
  • Johnson R E, Bell R A. Relative afferent pupillary defect in a lesion of the pretectal afferent pupillary pathway. Can J Ophthalmol 1987; 22: 282–284
  • King J T, Galetta S L, Flamm E S. Relative afferent pupillary defect with normal vision in a glial brainstem tumor. Neurology 1991; 41: 945–946
  • Cox T A, Drewes C P. Contraction anisocoria resulting from half-field illumination. Am J Ophthalmol 1984; 97: 577–582
  • Smith S A, Smith S E. Contraction anisocoria: nasal versus temporal illumination. Br J Ophthalmol 1980; 64: 933–934
  • Schmid R, Wilhelm H., Wilhelm B., Kriegbaum C, Miliczek K, Wannek U. Naso-temporal differences in pupillomotor sensitivity. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1995; 37: S159, (ARVO abstracts)
  • Clarke R J, Gamlin P DR. The role of the pretectum in the pupillary light reflex. Basic and Clinic Perspectives in Vision Research, J Robbins. Plenum Press, New York 1995; 149–159
  • Gamlin P DR, Clarke R J. The pupillary light reflex pathway of the primate. J Am Optom Assoc 1995; 66: 415–418
  • Gamlin P DR, Zahng H, Clarke R J. Luminance neurons in the pretectal olivary nucleus mediate the pupillary light reflex in the rhesus monkey. Exp Brain Res 1995; 106: 177–180
  • Loewenfeld I E. The Pupil. Anatomy, Physiology and Clinical Applications. Wayne State University Press, Detroit 1993; Vol I

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.