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Miosis, or myosis (from Ancient Greek μύειν (múein) 'to close the eyes'), is excessive constriction of the pupil. The opposite condition, mydriasis, is...

(i.e., it is the absence of a miotic reaction to light, both direct and consensual, with the preservation of a miotic reaction to near stimulus...

Use is generally not recommended during pregnancy. Pilocarpine is in the miotics family of medication. It works by activating cholinergic receptors of the...

anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It is primarily indicated as a pre-operative anti-miotic (in an ophthalmic solution) as well as orally for arthritis or dental pain...

Aceclidine (Glaucostat, Glaunorm, Glaudin) is a parasympathomimetic miotic agent used in the treatment of narrow angle glaucoma. Aceclidine decreases intraocular...

sphincter or vermiform iris movements. The tonic pupil may become smaller (miotic) over time which is referred to as "little old Adie's". Testing with low...

trabecular meshwork, which is responsible for absorption of aqueous humor). Miotic agents (parasympathomimetics), such as pilocarpine, work by contraction...

Closterium sp. during a miotic phase (upper-left is a diatom)...

Children under the age of 3, who do not seek surgery, have responded well with miotic drops that contained mydriatic/cycloplegic, allowing the separate eye sphincters...

physostigmine salicylate, has poor bioavailability. Physostigmine also has a miotic function, causing pupillary constriction. It is useful in treating mydriasis...

anti-cholinesterase and has been used in ophthalmology as a miotic agent in treatment of chronic glaucoma, as a miotic in veterinary medicine, and as an experimental...

antipsychotic medications are unlikely to contribute to cataract formation. Miotics and triparanol may increase the risk. Nearly every person who undergoes...

of presbyopia varies among those with certain professions and those with miotic pupils. In particular, farmers and homemakers seek correction later, whereas...

common clinical use include: Prostaglandin analogs Parasympathomimetic (miotic) agents, including cholinergic and anticholinesterase agents Carbonic anhydrase...

conjunctiva. A nonsurgical alternative treatment involves the use of a miotic to constrict the pupil and prevent the lens from luxating into the anterior...

The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (aka Essential Medicines List or EML), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications...

by 4 years of age. Pigmentary retinopathy ("salt and pepper")[43–89%]. Miotic pupils, Optic disk pallor, Enophthalmos, Narrow palpebral fissures. Patchy...

PMC 3086517. PMID 21147985. Kollars JP, Larson MD (March 2005). "Tolerance to miotic effects of opioids". Anesthesiology. 102 (3): 701. doi:10.1097/00000542-200503000-00047...

beta-blockers, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors/hyperosmotics, cholinergics, miotics, parasympathomimetics, prostaglandin agonists/prostaglandin inhibitors...

constriction of the pupil is miosis. Substances that cause miosis are described as miotic. Dilation of the pupil is mydriasis. Dilation can be caused by mydriatic...