What is NOT seen in occulomotor palsy: (A) Lateral and upward gaze, (B) Ptosis, (C) Loss of light reflex, (D) Dilatation of pupil
Answer is A. The paralysis of third nerve results in : Ptosis or drooping upper eye lid - paralysis of levator palpebrae superior. Lateral squint (lateral & downward gaze) Dilation of pupil - paralysis of parasympathetic fibers to sphincter pupillae muscle. Loss of accommodation Foreward projection of eye / proptosis Diplopia