| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Mueller's Muscle | A lesion in the sympathetic nerve serving this muscle would result in ptosis |
| Dilation | A lesion of the sympathetic nerve to the blood vessels of the eye would result in what (constriction/dilation)? |
| Horner's syndrome | Unilateral ptosis and ipsilateral miosis are indicative of what disorder? |
| Cholinergic | What type of innervation does the circular muscle of the iris receive (cholinergic/adrenergic) |
| Adrenergic | What type of innervation does the iris dilator receive (cholinergic/adrenergic) |
| Pirenzipine | M1 anatagonist that slows the progression of myopia (nearsightedness) |
| Can lead to myopia | Complication of long term use of a topical muscarinic agonist on the eye is what? |
| Trabecular meshwork | What part of the eye is opened by muscarinic agonists to decrease intraocular pressure? |
| Anti-cholinergic | Class of drug used to get a cycloplegiac response (unable to focus and dilated) |
| Cholinergic | Class of drug that causes miosis and accomodation |
| Phenylephrine | Acts solely to stimulate the dilator muscle; no activity on ciliary muscle |
| Adrenergic agonist | What class of drug is phenylephrine? |
| Phenylephrine | Used OTC as a decongestant; constricts conjunctival vessels |
| Awesome | Ben Stein says that "Clear Eyes is ________." |
| Tropicamide | Anticholinergic used in conjunction with phenylephrine to increase rapidity of dilation. |
| Cocain | Indirect acting alpha-1 receptor agonist; can be used as a diagnostic for horner's syndrome |
| Cholinergic | What type of innervation begins the Edinger-Westphal nucleus? |
| Hydroxyamphetamine | A third adrenergic alpha-1 receptor agonist used to cause myrdiasis. |
| Alpha-2 | Type of agonist used to reduce aqueous humor |
| Apraclonidine Brimonidine | Alpha-2 agonists (2) |
| Brimonidine | Alpha-2 agonist used to treat glaucoma |
| Apraclonidine | Drug used to diagnose Horner |
| Pancoast tumor | Growth that impinges on the preganglionic nerve of the eye causing ptosis and miosis |
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