See Also: Westphal's pupillary reflex(medicine)
reflex, pupillary(medicine)
pupillary reflex(medicine)
pupillary-skin reflex(medicine)
paradoxical pupillary reflex(medicine)
orbicularis pupillary reflex(medicine)
skin-pupillary reflex(medicine)
white pupillary reflex(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Westphal's disease(medicine)

Westphal's pupillary reflex (medicine)


Westphal's pupillary reflex -->
eye-closure pupil reaction


A constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids forcibly held apart. A variant of the pupil response to near vision.

Synonym: Galassi's pupillary phenomenon, Gifford's reflex, lid-closure reaction, orbicularis phenomenon, orbicularis pupillary reflex, Piltz sign, Westphal's pupillary reflex, Westphal-Piltz phenomenon.