Wednesday 16 July 2014

Holmes-Adie syndrome



Holmes-Adie syndrome (HAS) is a neurological disorder affecting the pupil of the eye and the autonomic nervous system.  It is characterized by one eye with a pupil that is larger than normal and constricts slowly in bright light (tonic pupil), along with the absence of deep tendon reflexes, usually in the Achilles tendon.

HAS begins gradually in one eye, and often progresses to involve the other eye.  At first, it may only cause the loss of deep tendon reflexes on one side of the body, but then progress to the other side.  The eye and reflex symptoms may not appear at the same time.  People with HAS may also sweat excessively, sometimes only on one side of the body.

For more details you can read the original article published on ninds.nih.gov.

At the end we would like to say that you should visit your eye doctor regularly to retain healthy eyesight and detection of eye problems. Get an eye exam once a year. For more help related to your eye health visit 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore in Florida.

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