A pupil with normal iris function that fails to constrict normally with direct light stimulation but reacts strongly consensually, or when the fellow eye is stimulated. Usually secondary to optic nerve disease.

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1. A pupil with normal iris function that fails to constrict normally with direct light stimulation but reacts strongly consensually, or when the fellow eye is stimulated. Usually secondary to optic nerve disease.
Image: afferent pupillary defect (APD) ( Marcus Gunn Pupil )