Iridoplegia
Iridoplegia is the term used to refer to paralysis of the iris of the eye. This is usually associated with cycloplegia, which is paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye.
Both iridoplegia and cycloplegia can result from injury to the eye, inflammation of parts of the eye, or in some cases the use of pupil-dilating drops.
In the case of iridoplegia due to injury, the pupil of the affected eye is generally larger than usual and changes very little - if at all - in response to stimuli such as light and drugs that would normally result in changes to the size of the pupil.
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