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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 1min
is recorded. The normal range expected for both
distance and near in adolescent and young adults
is 12±3cycles per minute [4, 15].
6.5 Clinical Application
andInterpretation
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
4months of life. She was a twin, born at
34weeks 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
+2.50in 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 difculty
fully abducting each eye due to crossxation. 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 condent
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 +2.00in 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.
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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 19cm,
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 7cm break and 9cm 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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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,
difculty 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.
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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
andInterpretation
ofAnisocoria
Anisocoria is dened as a difference in the pupillary diameter between the eyes of >0.4mm. 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 inuence 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
forAbnormal 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%) 30min 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 ofPupillary
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 12s,
and the maximum dilation happens in the rst
5s; [11] however, this may take up to 25s 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 Reex
Examination
Examination of pupillary light reex must ideally
be done in a dimly lit room with illumination sufcient 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 3m
away, to avoid unwanted pupillary constriction
due to accommodation. The examiner then shines
a sufciently bright focal light from a pen torch
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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 reex)
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 reex”; the response in the contralateral eye
is termed the “consensual light reex” (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 reex,
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 ofPupillary
Light Reexes andSwinging
Flashlight Test
The light reex in the pupil is affected in diseases
of the anterior part of the afferent limb of the
light reex 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
reex) and the contralateral eye (consensual light
reex) (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 reex 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)
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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 reex
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
etal. 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;
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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 6s
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 signicant 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
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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 decit, which secondarily affects the afferent pathways and the retina
in some amblyopes [23]. Hippus, dened 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
ofthePupil
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 3–6mm in bright light and 4–8mm 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 inlocation. 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.
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pupil. These vary in size and density and are
usually visually insignicant [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 Reex: Pupillary constriction
in darkness during sleep is considered normal.
This phenomenon is called the Westphal–Piltz
reex. 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 reexes 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 reex pathway, pupil examination can also provide vital
clues on several underlying ocular and neurological conditions.
Disclosure None.
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