Tadpole Pupils

Tadpole Pupils

Pupillary dilatation restricted to one segment may cause peaked elongation of the pupil, a shape likened to a tadpole’s pupil. This has been recorded in Horner’s syndrome, migraine, and Holmes-Adie pupil.

 

References

Thompson HS, Zackon DH, Czarnecki JSC. Tadpole-shaped pupils caused by segmental spasm of the iris dilator muscle. American Journalof Ophthalmology 1983; 96: 467-477

 

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