Tournay sign


Tour·nay phe·nom·e·non

(tūr-nā'), dilation of the pupil in the abducting eye on extreme lateral gaze. This is present in only a small percentage of the normal population and has no known association with disease. Synonym(s): Tournay sign

Tournay sign

(toor-nā′) [Auguste Tournay, Fr. ophthalmologist, 1878–1969] Dilatation of the pupil of the eye on unusually strong lateral fixation.

Tournay,

Auguste, French ophthalmologist, 1878-1969. Tournay phenomenon - dilation of the pupil in the abducting eye on extreme lateral gaze. Synonym(s): Gianelli sign; Tournay signTournay sign - Synonym(s): Tournay phenomenon