Pupils in this condition area in a mid-dilated position, with poor light response but good near response (light-near dissociation). This arises in the mid brain due to sparing of the more ventrally placed near reflex pathway while a disease process affects the dorsally located light reflex fibres.
Parinaud's Dorsal Midbrain Syndrome
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