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Mydriasis vs Cycloplegia - What's the difference?

mydriasis | cycloplegia |

As nouns the difference between mydriasis and cycloplegia

is that mydriasis is (medicine) the condition of having abnormally large and dilated pupils due to disease or drugs, particularly stimulants such as (meth)amphetamines, cocaine, etc while cycloplegia is paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation.

mydriasis

English

Noun

( mydriases)
  • (medicine) The condition of having abnormally large and dilated pupils due to disease or drugs, particularly stimulants such as (meth)amphetamines, cocaine, etc.

    • Antonyms

    * miosis

    cycloplegia

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cycloplegia)
  • paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye, resulting in a loss of accommodation

    • Related terms

    * cycloplegic