Use of audiovisual resources in the teaching of the photomotor reflex

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The photomotor reflex, or pupillary light reflex, is characterized by the contraction of the pupils in response to a light stimulus that penetrates the eye. This mechanism involves connections between the retina and brainstem neurons, mediated by cranial nerves. Assessment of this reflex is a crucial step during the neurological examination, both in alert and comatose patients (Bear et al., 2017). Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) inserted in the educational environment offer teachers different ways of streamlining classes, in addition to stimulating new learning skills. Such resources are facilitating tools in the teaching of neurology, whose physiological and anatomical bases are often challenging and real barriers for medical students, due to their complexity (Schon et al., 2002). Didactic videos, for example, allow students a practical visualization of the topic, helping to avoid these unknown knowledge gaps during graduation (Nascimento et al., 2022). This work aims to create an animation as a teaching tool to demonstrate the neural pathway of the pupillary light reflex and its clinical importance. The animation will address the anatomical, physiological and clinical aspects of the photomotor reflex arc exam in a dynamic way, improving the learning process. It is concluded that knowledge of the afferent and efferent pathways of the photomotor reflex is fundamental for the physician, given its clinical relevance in the evaluation, diagnosis and monitoring of neurological patients.

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