About this episode

This episode discusses the pupillary light reflex and its relation to the optic nerve, midbrain, and oculomotor nerve.

The pupillary light reflex can let you test the optic nerve, midbrain and oculomotor nerve just by shining a light into someone's eye. Let's talk about the anatomy and how this works.

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Host: dissectibleme

Topics covered

• pupillary light reflex
• anatomy
• optic nerve
• midbrain
• oculomotor nerve

Keywords

• pupillary light reflex
• anatomy
• optic nerve
• midbrain
• oculomotor nerve
• eye test

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