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corneal reflex (eyelid reflex)
Contraction of the eyelid when the cornea is lightly touched.
Pathology:
1) loss of sensory innervation, via ophthalmic nerve (CN V-1)
2) loss on motor innervation, via cranial nerve 7 orbicularis oculi closes eyes
Related
cornea (C, K)
General
reflex
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.