Journal Reviews

The effect of caffeine on pupil size and accommodation

7 April 2021 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Caffeine, accommodation, pupil diameter, visual function

Twenty-two young and healthy participants were recruited in this study. The authors showed that pupil size increased as a result of caffeine consumption. A more stable (lower variability of accommodation) accommodative response (AR) was induced by caffeine intake, whereas the...

Pupil responses in diabetes

4 February 2021 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Diabetes mellitus, Diabetic retinopathy, dynamic pupillometry, pupil diameter, static pupillometry

This study aimed to investigate pupillary involvement in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and to evaluate any relationship between severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and pupillary responses. Participants included 133 individuals in four groups: proliferative DR (n=21), non-proliferative...