Persistent pupillary membrane is a condition where parts of a fetal membrane stay attatched to the eye after birth. It can cause cataracts.
Pudsey, the famous dog from Britain's Got Talent, wears an eye patch to cover his left eye, which is non-functional due to a condition called persistent pupillary membrane. This condition is a remnant of fetal development where a thin membrane covers the eye, causing vision impairment. The eye patch helps protect the non-functional eye from potential injury and also adds to Pudsey's iconic appearance.
The receptor in the pupillary reflex is the optic nerve, which senses changes in light intensity. The effector is the circular and radial muscles of the iris, which control the size of the pupil. In the pupillary reflex, both the receptor and the effector work together to adjust the size of the pupil to regulate the amount of light entering the eye.
In the experiment on the photopupillary reflex, when light is shone into one eye causing pupillary constriction (direct response), the nonilluminated eye will also exhibit pupillary constriction (consensual response) due to neural connections between both eyes and the brain. This demonstrates the consensual response component of the pupillary light reflex.
While pupillary size in principle is controlled both by the sympathetic and the parasympathic nervous system, the typical closure of the pupil after illumination (i.e. the pupillary light reflex) is mediated by the parasympathetic innervation of the constrictor muscle of the pupil.
Pupillary constriction is primarily controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system, specifically through the action of the oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve III). When light enters the eye, the oculomotor nerve stimulates the iris sphincter muscle, causing the pupil to constrict and reduce the amount of light entering the eye. This reflex is known as the pupillary light reflex.
The diagnostic exam should include measurement of visual acuity under both low and high illumination, biomicroscopy with pupillary dilation, stereoscopic fundus examination with pupillary dilation.
It is called a nictating membrane.
The pupillary mechanism refers to the process by which the size of the pupil in the eye is regulated. This regulation occurs through the action of the iris muscles in response to varying levels of light intensity. In bright light, the pupil constricts to reduce the amount of light entering the eye, whereas in dim light, the pupil dilates to allow more light to enter.
The sensory of the membrane eye has the letters r,e,n,a,t, and i.
The pupillary reflex helps to regulate the amount of light entering the eye, allowing for optimal vision in changing light conditions. This reflex helps protect the retina from damage due to excessive light exposure and ensures that visual information is processed effectively by the brain.
The dark brown membrane of the eye is the choroid, it contains many blood vessels and supplies the eye with nutrients.
The nictitating membrane.