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Mydriasis

Mydriasis: Introduction

Mydriasis: A condition characterized by the prolonged and abnormal dilation of the pupil. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Mydriasis is available below.

Symptoms of Mydriasis

• Dilated pupils
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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Mydriasis?

• Misdiagnosis of Mydriasis
• Hidden causes of Mydriasis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Mydriasis: Related Patient Stories

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• Scratchy Eye, Dilated Pupil & Floaters
• Can pupil dilation do it?

Causes of Mydriasis

• Brain death
• Serotonin syndrome
• Perazine
• Pourfour du Petit syndrome
• Hexamethonium
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See full list of 30 causes of Mydriasis

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More information about causes of Mydriasis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Mydriasis (2 listings)
• Mydriasis as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Mydriasis

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• Anticholinergics
• Atropine
• Hyoscyamine
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• Miosis
• Tropicamide
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Mydriasis: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Mydriasis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Mydriasis: Animations

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Research about Mydriasis

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Clinical Trials for Mydriasis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Mydriasis include:

• Single Dose of 1% Tropicamide and 10% Phenylephrine for Pupillary Dilation - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - 1% tropicamide and 10% phenylephrine
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Mydriasis: Broader Related Topics

• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
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Types of Mydriasis

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Definitions of Mydriasis:

Dilation of pupils to greater than 6 mm combined with failure of the pupils to constrict when stimulated with light. This condition may occur due to injury of the pupillary fibers in the oculomotor nerve, in acute angle-closure glaucoma, and in ADIE SYNDROME. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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