Damage to occulomotor nerve causes all except_____________?
Correct answer: B. Miosis
- A. Ptosis
- B. Miosis
- C. Outward eye deviation
- D. Diplopia
Explanation
Oculomotor palsy causes ptosis, diplopia and an abducted or outward-deviated eye because the intact lateral rectus and superior oblique act unopposed. Loss of parasympathetic fibres produces mydriasis, not miosis.
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