miotic

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miotic

The ophthalmologist prescribed a miotic to constrict the patient's pupil.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Relating to or causing miosis: "Miotic" describes something that is of, relating to, or causes constriction (narrowing) of the pupil of the eye.

  2. Noun:

    • A drug causing miosis: A "miotic" is a substance or medication that causes the pupil of the eye to constrict.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • The doctor noted the patient's miotic pupil, a side effect of the medication.
    • Pilocarpine has a strong miotic effect.
  • Noun:
    • The ophthalmologist prescribed a miotic to treat the patient's glaucoma.
    • Atropine is an antagonist to many miotics.
Advanced Usage
  • Medical Context: The term is almost exclusively used in medical, pharmacological, and optometric contexts to describe physiological responses, drug actions, or clinical signs.
    • The miotic response was measured in millimeters of pupil diameter change.
Variants and Related Words
  • Miosis (noun): The condition or process of pupil constriction. This is the state or action that a "miotic" (adjective) describes or a "miotic" (noun) causes.
    • The light caused a normal miosis.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Pupil-constricting.
  • Noun: Miotic agent, parasympathomimetic (for certain types, as they mimic the parasympathetic nervous system which causes pupil constriction).
Antonyms
  • Mydriatic (adjective & noun): Relating to or causing mydriasis (dilation/widening of the pupil).
    • Phenylephrine is a mydriatic drug, the opposite of a miotic.
miotic

The ophthalmologist prescribed a miotic to constrict the patient's pupil.

Adjective
  1. of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye
    • a miotic drug
Noun
  1. a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)

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