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6 Extraocular Muscle Tests andCover Tests
b). The test provides information on the eye’s
ability to move with ease from a convergence (base-out prism), demand to a divergence (base­ in prism), demand (net change of 15-prism diop­ters), and vice versa (Fig.6.6c, d). The goal is to see how well the system can cope with the real­world demands of viewing different distances, such as directing attention from a whiteboard to a book. The prism ipper is alternated between 12-prism base-out and 3-prism base-in, and the patient is asked to report when the xated target appears single and clear (in focus). One cycle indicates the ability to clear both the base-out and the base-in prism. The number of cycles in 1min is recorded. The normal range expected for both distance and near in adolescent and young adults is 12±3cycles per minute [4, 15].
6.5 Clinical Application andInterpretation
The techniques described in Sect. 6.3 may be applied to virtually any scenario in pediatric oph­thalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, optometry, binocular vision, vision therapy, and orthoptic clinics.
Case 1
A 21-month-old girl presented to the eye clinic for eye misalignment. Her eyes had been observed to cross inward since at least 4months of life. She was a twin, born at 34weeks gestation, and had a gastrostomy tube to improve her nutrition. Her twin sib­ling did not have any strabismus. Her oph­thalmic examination indicated a normal ability to x and follow a target of interest with each eye, normal pupils, normal ante­rior segment, and normal dilated fundus examination. Her cycloplegic refraction showed age-appropriate hypermetropia of +2.50in each eye. Her extraocular motility examination demonstrated bilateral under­action of the superior obliques and associ­ated overaction of the inferior obliques. On
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initial version testing, she had difculty fully abducting each eye due to cross­xation. However, on duction testing, each eye abducted normally. Krimsky testing was used to estimate the heterotropia, as cover testing could not be reliably per­formed as she was quite fearful of the examiner, which is typical for her age. Krimsky testing showed an esotropia of 45
Δ by one examiner and an esotropia of 40 Δ by a second examiner. The toddler was
diagnosed with infantile esotropia and scheduled for bilateral inferior oblique myectomies and bilateral medial rectus recessions. After the surgery, her alignment was orthotropic by Krimsky testing, and her mother volunteered without prompt that her gross motor skills had improved. Her mother reported that the toddler’s walking was steadier and more condent the day following the surgery.
Case 2
A 3-year-old girl presented to the eye clinic as the family noted that her left eye had been turning outwards since age two. Her ophthalmic examination indicated 20/30 vision using Lea symbols in the right and left eye, 50s of stereopsis with Randot cir­cles, near point of convergence at 6 cm when the left eye loses fusion and drifts out, normal pupils, normal anterior seg­ment, and a normal dilated eye exam. Cycloplegic refraction showed age­appropriate hypermetropia of +2.00in each eye. Her extraocular motility demonstrated mild inferior oblique overaction of 1+ in both eyes. Ductions in each eye were nor­mal. The cover test revealed intermittent exotropia of 30 Δ for distance vision and 25 Δ for near vision with moderate control. She was diagnosed with intermittent exo­tropia and was recommended to have stra­bismus surgery to maintain binocularity.
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She had a bilateral lateral rectus recession of 6.5 mm. Six months post-surgery, she had small recurrent intermittent exotropia measured by cover test as 14 Δ for distance vision and 18 Δ at near vision with good control. For a year following surgery, recurrent intermittent exotropia continued to be observed with poor control and ill­sustained near point of convergence. She was referred to have a visual function examination to see if eye exercises could improve her control of the deviation.
On examination of her oculomotor func­tion on the cover test, she had a 12 Δ con­stant left exotropia for distance vision and 14 Δ intermittent exotropia at near vision. The near point of convergence receded at 19cm, with the left eye drifting out. Positive fusional ranges at the near break at 6 and recovery at 0, indicating poor convergence ranges. Near vergence facility revealed an inability to clear the 12 Δ convergence demand ipper. She was recommended to work on some gross convergence exercises with a Brock string or just with an interesting target to focus on. As she continued to follow up, a loose prism for convergence training for both near and distance was also added. About 18 months post-surgery, she continued to have residual intermittent exotropia for dis­tance and near vision at about 14 Δ, but with improved control for both distance and near vision. Her near point of convergence improved to a 7cm break and 9cm recovery with an accommodative target. At a distance, the positive fusional convergence ranges were break at 14 Δ and recovery at 12 Δ. For divergence ranges, the break was at 8 Δ and recovery at 2 Δ. For near convergence, the ranges were 16 Δ for break and 14 Δ for recovery; divergence ranges were 18 Δ for break and 14 Δ for recovery. The vergence facility could be recorded and normalized to 15 cycles per minute for near vision and 11 cycles per minute for distance vision. Eight years after surgery, she continued to
have residual intermittent exotropia but with improved control for both distance and near vision. Parents were happy that a second sur­gery was not required. She continued to make good eye contact, and spontaneous drifting of the left eye out occurred only when she was fatigued.
6.6 Conclusion
Extraocular motility and cover tests are integral to comprehensive eye examinations and are espe­cially useful in neuro-ophthalmologic, strabis­mic, and non-strabismic binocular vision/visual function contexts. The motility and alignment/ cover tests described in this chapter characterize strabismus for diagnosis and surgical planning. In addition, testing of the vergence system pro­vides additional information about how the eyes move together for typical tasks outside of an eye lane. Vergence system information may help determine when strabismus surgery may be unnecessary or guide adjuvant convergence exer­cises after surgery, as in Case 2. With a bit of practice and minimal equipment, the extraocular motor and cover tests quickly provide an exam­iner with a host of practical information about the afferent and efferent systems.
Acknowledgments We thank Carissa Wu and Neerali Vyas for assistance with the photographs and gures.
Funding Aparna Raghuram: Boston Children Foundation Discovery Award; Benjamin Jastrzembski: none.
Disclosure None.
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The Pupil andPupillary Reexes
MeenakshiSwaminathan andGayathriJ.Panicker
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7.1 Introduction
A systematic examination of the pupils begins with a thorough patient history. A difference in the size of the pupils (anisocoria) may have been noticed by a friend or a family member, espe­cially in people with light-colored irises. Patients with anisocoria may complain of photophobia, difculty in focusing, and blurred vision when going from light to dark areas and vice versa. A systematic search of their medical histories and documenting conditions such as migraine and diabetes, if any, is also important [1]. Other points in recording patient history include noting a history of cataract surgery, uveitis, use of dilat­ing or constricting eye drops, exposure to pesti­cides, use of opiates (which can constrict pupils), and anticholinergics in asthma medications (which can dilate pupils) [2, 3].
The following points must be specially noted
while examining the pupils [4].
1. Pupil size: Is it appropriate for the age of the patient? Pupil size can decrease with increas­ing age.
2. Equality of pupil size: Unequal pupil size is called anisocoria. It is also important to note if the difference is greater in light or dark.
M. Swaminathan (*) · G. J. Panicker Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India e-mail: drgjp@sriramachandra.edu.in
3. Pupil response to light: Is there equal con­striction in both eyes in size and velocity?
4. Pupil dilation: Is it equal in both eyes in size and velocity?
5. Response to light and a near target: Do the pupils respond, and is the response equal in both eyes?
6. Presence of afferent pupillary defects.
7.2 Pupil Size Measurement
This is done using a pupil gauge which may be a circular disc or linear scale with increments of
0.1 mm. A handheld pupil camera adds more
accuracy to the measurement but is not helpful for pupil measurement in the dark. Infrared video pupillometry overcomes this disadvantage and can capture pupil size in both light and dark con­ditions [5]. The velocity and latency of the pupil­lary response can be calculated with software linked to the video input.
7.2.1 Clinical Examination
andInterpretation ofAnisocoria
Anisocoria is dened as a difference in the pupil­lary diameter between the eyes of >0.4mm. The light source used to examine the diameter of the pupil can be normal room light (easy to see the
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difference in light-colored irises) or a ashlight shone from below, illuminating both pupils equally with the room lights on. This gives an idea of pupillary size in light. To estimate pupil­lary size in the dark, it is best to dim the room lights and use a ashlight from below to just barely illuminate the eld of both eyes to be able to ascertain the pupil size [6].
Anisocoria that is greater in the dark is seen in certain physiological conditions or Horner’s syndrome. Many factors inuence the pupillary size, such as trauma to the pupillary sphincter or dilator muscle, conditions affecting nerve sup­ply to the iris, and the use of pharmacological agents that dilate or constrict the pupil. Physiological anisocoria is present in about 20% of the population under 17 years of age, and the prevalence increases to 33% in those older than 60 [7].
7.2.2 Pharmacological Tests
forAbnormal Pupils
Performing and interpreting pharmacological tests on abnormal pupils for conditions such as Adie’s tonic pupil (the pupil constricts better to near than to far light) and Horner’s syndrome can aid in diagnosis [8]. However, there are several disadvantages to this approach: (a) the testing conditions must be carefully controlled; (b) the required drugs may not be easily available; (c) tearing, squeezing of eyes, and variable drug pen­etration can affect the reliability of these tests [4]. The normal pupil of the fellow eye must be used as an internal control for judging the response to these pharmacological agents whenever possible. Therefore, one must always administer the eye drops to both eyes.
Pupillary constriction with diluted pilocarpine (0.0625–0.1%) 30min after instillation is diag­nostic of Adie’s tonic pupil. Normal pupils will not constrict at such low concentrations of pilo­carpine [9]. In Horner’s syndrome, 2–10% cocaine eye drops induce dilatation of the normal pupil after 40–60 min but do not do so in the affected pupil. However, 0.5–1% apraclonidine eye drops cause dilatation of the affected
(smaller) pupil but will not affect the normal pupil, resulting in a reversal of anisocoria. Hydroxyamphetamine (5%) eye drops can differ­entiate between pre-ganglionic and post­ganglionic lesions in proven cases of Horner’s syndrome. Dilatation of the affected pupil an hour after application suggests a pre-ganglionic Horner’s syndrome; dilatation of the normal pupil, but not of the affected pupil, suggests a post-ganglionic lesion [8, 10]. Phenylephrine (2.5%) eye drops also cause mydriasis of Horner’s pupils, which dilates as much as or more than a normal pupil.
7.2.3 Examination ofPupillary Dilation
Dilation lag, or assessment of how quickly the pupils return to their maximal size in the dark, is another important aspect of the pupillary exami­nation. It is guided by sympathetic innervation. To assess pupillary lag, the room lights are turned on very bright and then dimmed to the minimum. Both pupils are observed simultane­ously to note how quickly they dilate. The pupils usually reach their maximum size in about 12s, and the maximum dilation happens in the rst 5s; [11] however, this may take up to 25s if dila­tion lag is present. Dilation lag is a sign of sym­pathetic denervation or Horner’s syndrome. Infrared videography is invaluable in capturing dilation lag.
7.3 Pupillary Light Reex Examination
Examination of pupillary light reex must ideally be done in a dimly lit room with illumination suf­cient to visualize both pupils. The examinee must be instructed to look at a distant target, such as a letter on the distance vision chart at least 3m away, to avoid unwanted pupillary constriction due to accommodation. The examiner then shines a sufciently bright focal light from a pen torch onto the pupils 5–10 cm away from the infero­temporal direction (Fig. 7.1) and observes the
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Fig. 7.1 Pupillary constriction response to the light shone on the right eye. The response is seen in the ipsilateral eye (direct light reex) and contralateral eye (consensual light response)
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pupillary response [12]. The light source must not interrupt the patient's xation as it will induce pupillary constriction due to the near response. Also, using a too-bright or dim light source may mask or miss some abnormal pupillary responses [13, 14].
The pupillary response in the ipsilateral eye, where the light is directed, is termed the “direct light reex”; the response in the contralateral eye is termed the “consensual light reex” (Fig.7.1). Care must be taken to place one of the examiner’s hands on the patient's nasal bridge while looking at the consensual response to avoid light from crossing over and falling on the contralateral pupil simultaneously; this can lead to erroneous interpretations. Sometimes, another dim and dif­fuse light source may be placed below the exam­inee’s face to better observe the consensual reex, especially in individuals with darker irises [15].
The swinging ashlight test (of Levitan) involves rapid rhythmic to-and-fro swinging of the light source between the two eyes [16]. The light is rst shown on one eye for three counts, then swung around to the other eye for three counts, and then swung back. The response of the illuminated pupil is noted as the light is alter­nated between the two eyes (Fig.7.2). The speed and number of swinging movements can be var­ied, but care must be taken that the duration of illumination in each eye and the duration of the swinging movement are equal.
7.3.1 Interpretation ofPupillary Light Reexes andSwinging Flashlight Test
The light reex in the pupil is affected in diseases of the anterior part of the afferent limb of the light reex pathway, i.e., primarily in optic nerve disorders. When the afferent pathway is intact, the pupil constricts briskly and equally in response to light in the ipsilateral (direct light reex) and the contralateral eye (consensual light reex) (Fig.7.1). In an afferent pathway defect, the direct and consensual pupillary response to shining the light on the affected eye will be absent or sluggish. However, the direct and consensual light reex response of the contralateral eye will be intact (Fig.7.3). There will be no difference in the pupillary size in afferent pathway defects in ambient light conditions.
When the visual pathway is intact bilaterally, equal pupillary constriction is observed in each eye on the swinging ashlight test (Fig. 7.2). However, when there is an afferent pathway defect, such as optic neuropathy on the one side, there will be apparent dilatation of the affected pupil when light is swung from the normal pupil onto it. This is due to the perceived reduction of input reaching the pretectal region of the midbrain through the abnormal afferent pathway. This is called a relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) or Marcus Gunn pupil (Fig.7.4) [17].
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Fig. 7.2 Demonstrating the swinging ashlight test. Pupillary constriction response is equal in each eye, as observed on swinging the light source from one side to the other
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Fig. 7.3 A right-sided afferent pathway defect showing no difference in pupil size in ambient light conditions (a) with a reduced direct and consensual light reex response on shining light on the affected (right) pupil (b), while the direct and consensual responses are normal when light is directed on the normal left pupil (c)
a
b
c
There are four grades of RAPD.
RAPD grade 1: Mild pupillary constriction fol-
lowed by greater dilatation (pupillary escape, as described in Marcus Gunn’s original description [18]) when light is swung onto the abnormal eye [19].
RAPD grade 2: There is no initial pupillary
movement (pupillary stall) followed by dilatation.
RAPD grade 3: The abnormal pupil will dilate
immediately.
RAPD grade 4: An amaurotic or deafferented
pupil, xed and dilated [20].
Another method of grading RAPD is by using graded neutral density lters over the normal eye and performing the swinging ashlight test till there is an equal response in both eyes [21]. Bell etal. described a clinical grading system corre­sponding to the neutral density lter grading of RAPD.In this, grade I is when a weak initial con­striction followed by greater re-dilatation occurs; grade II is when an initial stall occurs followed
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by greater re-dilatation; grade III is when an immediate pupillary dilatation occurs; grade IV is when an immediate pupillary dilatation follow­ing prolonged illumination of the good eye for 6s occurs, and grade V is when an immediate pupil­lary dilatation with no secondary constriction occurs [22]. However, in common clinical prac­tice, only recording the presence/absence of RAPD is done; usually, grading may not be done.
Given that this is a “relative” test, there must
be a signicant asymmetry between the visual
Fig. 7.4 A left relative afferent pupillary defect is where there is paradoxical dilatation of the affected left pupil on swinging the ashlight from the normal right pupil
pathways for a RAPD to manifest, and there can never be a bilateral RAPD, even in bilateral dam­age to the afferent pathways. In some cases where one pupil is non-reacting due to trauma or effer­ent damage, a swinging ashlight test can still be done to detect the afferent pupillary defect in the same eye. In this situation, when light is directed on the affected pupil, there will be dilatation of the contralateral normal pupil. This is known as “reverse” RAPD [20] (Fig.7.5).
Fig. 7.5 When the left pupil is non-reacting (e.g., third nerve palsy or traumatic mydriasis) and there is a coexistent left afferent pathway defect, paradoxical dilatation of the normal right pupil is seen when light is swung onto the affected left side; this is known as reverse RAPD
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One should suspect a refractive error, amblyo­pia, media opacity, functional visual loss, or vision loss in the other eye when vision is reduced in one eye and there is no RAPD.Though there are reports of RAPD in a few cases of unilateral amblyopia, it is usually mild (<0.6 log units) and does not correlate with visual acuity. This could be due to visual cortical decit, which second­arily affects the afferent pathways and the retina in some amblyopes [23]. Hippus, dened as the physiological uctuation in pupil diameter under constant light conditions, should not be mistaken for a RAPD [24].
7.4 Near Response
Pupillary response to a near target is part of the triad of accommodation and convergence. This is best performed in a fairly well-lit room so that the examiner sees pupils easily. It is advisable not to use any other handheld light source to visual­ize the pupils, as the pupillary response to light may confuse the picture. An accommodative tar­get with details would be the Ideal target for the patient to look at. It is better to avoid pen, pencil, etc. In a blind patient, the patient’s own ngers may be used as a target. The patient is instructed to look at a vision chart located at 3 or 6 meters and then instructed to turn their gaze to the near target briskly while examining the pupillary construction.
7.4.1 Light Near Dissociation
This term describes the condition when the pupil­lary light response is impaired, but the near response is normal or almost normal. Several causes are known for this, which include blind­ness from optic nerve or retinal damage, oculo­motor nerve paralysis with aberrant regeneration, neurosyphilis, hydrocephalus, pontine tumors, and tonic pupils such as Adie’s pupil. Hence it is important to examine for the intact near pupillary response in any patient with impaired light response. It is extremely rare to nd the light response is preserved, but the near response is
impaired. The commonest cause is not making a good voluntary accommodative effort to the near target by the patient.
7.5 Slit Lamp Examination ofthePupil
The pupils' size, shape, and location must also be examined using a slit lamp to detect the presence of any abnormalities.
1. Size: Pupillary size can be measured using a
pupil gauge or millimeter rule or on the slit lamp. Normally, the pupils are equal in size, around 3–6mm in bright light and 4–8mm in dim light [12]. A difference in pupil size between the two eyes (>0.4 mm) is called anisocoria.
2. Shape: The pupils are normally round in
shape. Other shapes include festooned pupil, tadpole pupil, keyhole pupil, and irregular or oval pupil. Festooned pupils are seen in iritis, where the posterior synechiae distort the pupil shape; it is more evident after dilatation. Irregular, oval, or slit-like pupils may be con­genitally present in anterior segment dysgen­esis syndromes or acquired after trauma, surgery, or due to neurological diseases [25]. Tadpole-shaped pupils are seen due to seg­mental spasms of the iris dilator muscle, which may accompany migraine or ipsilateral Horner’s syndrome [26]. Iris coloboma is an inferior or inferonasal notch in the pupil (key­hole appearance), which may be accompanied by chorioretinal colobomas [27].
3. Location: The normal pupil is centrally
located. Corectopia is a condition where the pupil is eccentric inlocation. This can be seen in anterior segment dysgenesis syndromes, iridocorneal endothelial syndromes, chronic uveitis, trauma, and postoperatively and con­genitally in ectopia lentis et pupillae (corecto­pia associated with lens subluxation) [25].
4. Congenital anomalies like persistent pupillary
membranes may also be seen on the slit lamp. Characteristic spoke-like remnants of the tunica vasculosa lentis are seen across the
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pupil. These vary in size and density and are usually visually insignicant [28].
5. The pupillary light reaction can also be tested on the slit lamp by measuring the edge pupil­lary cycle time [29]. A thin optical slit is placed on the edge of the pupil, which induces pupillary constriction causing the pupil to move out of the slit section. Subsequently, as the illumination decreases, the pupil dilates until the edge again reaches the optical slit. Twenty-ve such cycles are timed and noted. The edge pupil cycle time increases in affer­ent pathway defects [30].
6. Pupillary movements: The normal pupil shows small amounts of dilatation and con­striction under steady illumination. This constant movement or restlessness of the pupil is called hippus or pupillary unrest. It is more prominent in bright light and younger individuals [31]. Vermiform move­ments (worm- like movements) and sectoral paralysis (immobility of parts of the pupil) are seen on slit lamp examination of Adie’s tonic pupils [32].
7.6 Other Pupillary Phenomena
1. Westphal–Piltz Reex: Pupillary constriction in darkness during sleep is considered normal. This phenomenon is called the Westphal–Piltz reex. It is thought to be secondary to decreased parasympathetic inhibition [20].
2. Paradoxical Pupillary Constriction in the dark: When the lights are turned off, there is initial miosis followed by slow dilatation; this phenomenon is seen in retinal dystrophies like congenital stationary night blindness or achromatopsia. A child with such paradoxical pupillary constriction, poor vision, nystag­mus, or a family history of retinal disorders should undergo electroretinography [33].
3. Tournay’s Pupillary Phenomenon: This refers to pupil dilatation on the abduction of the ipsi­lateral eye. It is seen in up to 10% of the nor­mal population and is thought to be due to anomalous innervation [34].
4. Idiopathic Alternating Anisocoria: It is a rare condition in which the pupils dilate one at a time, alternatingly every few hours [35].
7.7 Conclusion
A thorough examination of the pupils and the pupillary reexes must be done for every patient visiting an eye clinic. Apart from gaining vital information regarding the integrity of the affer­ent and efferent limbs of the light reex path­way, pupil examination can also provide vital clues on several underlying ocular and neuro­logical conditions.
Disclosure None.
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