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. 2011 Sep 6;183(12):1400.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101597. Epub 2011 Jun 20.

Dilating pupils

Michel J Belliveau  1 , Brian W Arthur
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Dilating pupils

Michel J Belliveau et al. CMAJ. .

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  • CMAJ. 2011 Oct 4;183(14):1629
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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Adherence of the iris to the lens (posterior synechia) in idiopathic acute iritis. If extensive, synechiae can block movement of the aqueous humour through the pupil, leading to acute angle-closure glaucoma. This patient’s synechia was lysed by dilation.
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