Miosis , or myosis , is excessive constriction of the pupil .[1] [2] [3] [4] The term is from Ancient Greek μύειν mūein , "to close the eyes". The opposite condition, mydriasis , is the dilation of the pupil . Anisocoria is the condition of one pupil being more dilated than the other.
Senile miosis (a reduction in the size of a person's pupil in old age)
Opioid s such as fentanyl , morphine , heroin and methadone (the notable exception being pethidine )
Products containing nicotine such as cigarettes, chewing tobacco or gum.
Imidazoline s such as clonidine , naphazoline , oxymetazoline and tetrahydrozoline
Antipsychotics , including risperidone , haloperidol , chlorpromazine , olanzapine , quetiapine and others
Antihistamines , such as diphenhydramine [5]
Cholinergic agents such as acetylcholine
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Serotonin antagonist s, such as Ondansetron (an anti-emetic) known by its brand name Zofran
Some cancer chemotherapy drugs, including camptothecin derivatives
Mirtazapine , a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant (NaSSA )
Some MAO Inhibitors .
Pilocarpine eye drops and all other parasympathomimetics
In some rare cases, when exposed to mustard gas
Organophosphates
Physiology of the photomotor reflex [ 编辑 ]
Light entering the eye strikes three different photoreceptor s in the retina : the familiar rods and cones used in image forming and the more newly discovered photosensitive ganglion cell s. The ganglion cells give information about ambient light levels, and react sluggishly compared to the rods and cones. Signals from photosensitive ganglion cells have multiple functions including acute suppression of the hormone melatonin , entrainment of the body's circadian rhythm s and regulation of the size of the pupil.
The retinal photoceptors convert light stimuli into electric impulses. Nerves involved in the resizing of the pupil connect to the pretectal nucleus of the high midbrain , bypassing the lateral geniculate nucleus and the primary visual cortex . From the pretectal nucleus neurons send axons to neurons of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus whose visceromotor axons run along both the left and right oculomotor nerve s. Visceromotor nerve axons (which constitute a portion of cranial nerve III, along with the somatomotor portion derived from the Edinger-Westphal nucleus) synapse on ciliary ganglion neurons, whose parasympathetic axons innervate the iris sphincter muscle , producing miosis .
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