Microcoria
From Self-sufficiency
Revision as of 02:06, 10 February 2010 by Itticardio (Talk)
 | This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) |
This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available. (December 2009) |
Microcoria is a congenital disease in which the pupils of the subject are narrower than 2mm in diameter. Microcoria is associated with juvenile-onset glaucoma, one of few diseases that can be legally treated with medical marijuana.
It is also part of the known manifestations of a born infant to a mother suffering from uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Other symptoms include transposition of great vessels, respiratory distress secondary to surfactant defect, sacral agensis, jitteriness, irritability, and lethargy due to rebound fetal hypoglycemia.
See also
| 40x30px | This eye article is a stub. You can help ssf by expanding it. |
