Other Causes of a Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect. 1  Amblyopia: If severe, can lead to a relative afferent pupillary defect. 2  Cerebral vascular disease: Usually, it is an optic nerve disorder that leads to an RAPD, rather than an optic tract or visual cortex disorder.
Squirrel: Squirrel, (family Sciuridae), generally, any of the 50 genera and 268 species of rodents whose common name is derived from the Greek skiouros, meaning âshade tail,â which describes one of the most conspicuous and recognizable features of these small mammals. These distinctive animals occupy a range
A total of. 35 species of ï¬ying squirrels in the family Sciuridae exists worldwide, most. of them in Asian countries. Both southern and northern ï¬ying squirrels are. found in North Carolina, although the northern ï¬ying squirrel is rare, occur-. ring at higher elevations on only 5 or 6 mountain ridges in the western part.