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Gifford reflex EncyclopediaSeereflexGifford reflex
eye-clo·sure pu·pil re·ac·tiona 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(s): Galassi pupillary phenomenon, Gifford reflex, lid-closure reaction, orbicularis phenomenon, orbicularis pupillary reflex, Piltz sign, Westphal pupillary reflex, Westphal-Piltz phenomenoneye-clo·sure pu·pil re·ac·tion (ī-klō'zhŭr pyū'pil rē-ak'shŭn) A constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids being forcibly held apart. A variant of the pupil response to near vision. Synonym(s): Galassi pupillary phenomenon, Gifford reflex, Westphal pupillary reflex. Gifford reflex (gif′ŏrd) [Harold Gifford, U.S. ophthalmologist, 1858–1929] Pupillary contraction resulting from endeavoring forcibly to close eyelids that are held apart.Gifford, Harold, U.S. ophthalmologist, 1858-1929. Gifford applicatorGifford corneal applicatorGifford corneal curetteGifford fixation forcepsGifford holderGifford iris forcepsGifford keratotomyGifford needle holderGifford reflex - constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids forcibly held apart. Synonym(s): eye-closure pupil reactionGifford sign - difficulty in everting the upper eyelid in Graves disease. |