Which of the following terms describes this latter phenomenon?
A light is pointed at a patient's pupil, which contracts. It is also noted that the other pupil contracts as well, though it is not exposed to bright light.
A) Direct reaction
B) Consensual reaction
C) Near reaction
D) Accommodation
B) Consensual reaction
The constriction of the contralateral pupil is called the consensual reaction. The response of the ipsilateral eye is the direct response. The dilation of the pupil when focusing on a close object is the near reaction. Accommodation is the changing of the shape of the lens to sharply focus on an object.
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