{{Short description|Medical condition of the eye}} {{refimprove|date=August 2018}} '''Iridoplegia''' is the paralysis of the sphincter of the iris. It can occur in due to direct orbital injury, which may result in short lived blurred vision.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Harrison's neurology in clinical medicine|page=402|date=2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill Medical|others=Harrison, Tinsley Randolph, 1900-1978., Hauser, Stephen L., Josephson, Scott Andrew.|isbn=9780071741033|edition= 2nd|location=New York|oclc=477051832}}</ref> __TOC__ ==Types== It can be of three types: # '''accommodative iridoplegia'''- Noncontraction of pupils during accommodation. # '''complete iridoplegia'''- Iris fails to respond to any stimulation. # '''reflex iridoplegia'''- The absence of light reflex, with retention of accommodation reflex. Also called Argyll Robertson pupil.
==Etiology== Iridoplegia has been reported in association with Guillain-Barré syndrome.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=HUNG |first1=J. C C |last2=APPLETON |first2=R. E |title=Iridoplegia in severe Guillain-Barre syndrome |journal=Archives of Disease in Childhood |date=1 July 1997 |volume=77 |issue=1 |pages=91 |doi=10.1136/adc.77.1.91a |pmid=9279166|pmc=1717230 }}</ref>
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Category:Eye diseases