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pupil: see eye eye, organ of vision and light perception. In humans the eye is of the camera type, with an iris diaphragm and variable focusing, or accommodation. Other types of eye are the simple eye, found in many invertebrates, and the compound eye, found in insects and many ..... Click the link for more information. . pupil1 1. a student who is taught by a teacher, esp a young student 2. Civil and Scots law a boy under 14 or a girl under 12 who is in the care of a guardian pupil2 the dark circular aperture at the centre of the iris of the eye, through which light enters |
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Prior to the onset of the blindness, the patient's visual
acuity had been 20/60 in the right eye and 6/200 in the left eye; he had
also had a left relative afferent pupillary defect. Examination also
revealed an afferent pupillary defect of the right eye and right lateral
rectus muscle palsy (figure 1). His visual acuity was 6/6 right
and 6/5 left, he had no relative afferent pupillary defect, and his
ocular movements were normal. |
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