myotic

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Noun	1.	myotic - a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) miotic, miotic drug, myotic drug drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
Adj.	1.	myotic - of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye; "a miotic drug" miotic

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Her pupils were isochoric and myotic, the light reflex was bilaterally positive.

Single-pass albumin dialysis in a child aged six months with phenobarbital poisoning

Subjects with a history of acute hemorrhage, malignancies, those on immunosuppressant drugs, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, women during menstruation, amblyopia, corneal opacity, squint and color blindness, history of ophthalmic surgery, ptosis, glaucoma, retinal pathology, those on myotic or mydriatics, neuromuscular disorder, or other diseases that might affect visual acuity were excluded.

Visual transmission in iron deficiency anemia

It is supposed that the striated fibers allow for a rapid pupillary response while of smooth cells allow for maintaining the myotic state for a long period of time.

Morphological Study of the Iris Musculature in Diurnal and Nocturnal Raptors/ Estudio Morfologico de la Musculatura del Diafragma en Aves Rapaces Diurnas y Nocturnas