[Hand-held pupillometer for evaluating pupillary light reflex in general practice and at the bedside].

Owing to the sophisticated equipment currently required for the investigation of pupillary behavior, pupillographic procedures are still the preserve of a few specialized laboratories. To allow pupillographic measurements under ophthalmological office conditions, we designed a portable pupillometer that can also be used for bedside examinations. Following a defined light stimulus, the prototype presented in this paper records a direct pupillary light reflex on the basis of infrared reflex photometry. The latency of the pupillary reflex and the pupillary constriction time are determined and shown on a digital display.