cycloplegia /cy·clo·ple·gia/ (si″klo-ple´jah) paralysis of the ciliary muscle; paralysis of accommodation.
cycloplegia
cycloplegia
cy·clo·ple·gia (s  kl -pl  j)n. Paralysis of the ciliary muscles of the eye that results in the loss of visual accommodation. |
cycloplegia
[sī′kləplē′jə]
Etymology: Gk, kyklos + plege, stroke
paralysis of accommodation, as induced by certain ophthalmic drugs to allow examination of the eye. It causes pupillary dilation and relaxation of accommodation. See also cycloplegic.
cycloplegia
paralysis of the ciliary muscle; paralysis of accommodation.
cycloplegia
Paralysis of the ciliary muscle resulting in a loss of accommodation. It is usually accompanied by dilatation of the pupil. See acetylcholine; anisocycloplegia; latent hyperopia; mydriatic.
cycloplegia
Ophthalmology Paralysis of the ciliary muscle, resulting in paralysis of accommodation
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