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Chapter 4 - Pharmacology of the Pupil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

Merlin D. Larson
Merlin D. Larson
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University of California, San Francisco
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Topical applications of drugs onto the corneal surface will act directly on the neuromuscular junction of the iris muscles. The responses are dramatic, except for a few drugs that are metabolized by enzymes in the anterior chamber. This method was essential toward our understanding of how drugs act to produce their pharmacological effects. The action of systemically administered drugs is complicated by side effects of sedation and arousal. Pupillary reflexes have been proposed as a method to evaluate drug intoxications.

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A Practical Guide to Portable Pupillometry , pp. 30 - 39
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Pharmacology of the Pupil
  • Merlin D. Larson, University of California, San Francisco
  • Book: A Practical Guide to Portable Pupillometry
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009436274.006
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  • Pharmacology of the Pupil
  • Merlin D. Larson, University of California, San Francisco
  • Book: A Practical Guide to Portable Pupillometry
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009436274.006
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  • Pharmacology of the Pupil
  • Merlin D. Larson, University of California, San Francisco
  • Book: A Practical Guide to Portable Pupillometry
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009436274.006
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