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    The Acutely Dilated Pupil: Relax!

    By Jane C. Edmond, MD
    Annual Meeting 2013
    Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus

    In this video presentation from the 2013 Pediatric Ophthalmology Subspecialty Day, Jane Edmond discusses the most common causes of an acutely dilated pupil in children:

    • Benign episodic unilateral mydriasis
    • Ocular exposure to atropinic (anticholinergics)
    • Ocular exposure to sympathomimetic agents naphzoline and phenylephrine
    • Migraine
    • Ocular trauma, intraocular inflammation
    • Adie tonic pupil