What is Adie syndrome?

Adie's syndrome is a neurological disorder affecting the pupil of the eye and the autonomic nervous system characterized by one eye with a pupil that is larger than normal and constricts slowly in bright light along with the absence of deep tendon reflexes, usually in the Achilles tendon.

How do members experience Adie syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Adie syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Adie syndrome*

*Data from patients with Adie syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with Adie syndrome*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Salagen)
Perceived effectiveness
for Adie syndrome (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
Adie syndrome (1)

*Data from patients with Adie syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has Adie syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 0
40s 9
50s 8
60s 7
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 26

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What is Adie syndrome?

Adie's syndrome is a neurological disorder affecting the pupil of the eye and the autonomic nervous system characterized by one eye with a pupil that is larger than normal and constricts slowly in bright light along with the absence of deep tendon reflexes, usually in the Achilles tendon.



Common symptoms reported by people with Adie syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Adie syndrome

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Salagen)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
3
Tried for
Adie syndrome (1)

Data from patients with Adie syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with Adie syndrome

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Salagen)
Perceived effectiveness
for Adie syndrome (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
Adie syndrome (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with Adie syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has Adie syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 19 say Adie syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 0
40s 9
50s 8
60s 7
70+ 3
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 26

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 9
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from Adie syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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