The Malyugin ring is least helpful in which of the following cases:

The Malyugin ring is least helpful in which of the following cases:
  1. keratoconjuncivitis sicca
  2. Bell’s Palsy
  3. Neurotrophic keratitis
  4. Rheumatoid arthritis
  5. Keratoconjuncivitis sicca
  6. chronic pilocarpine treatment
  7. pseudoexfoliation syndrome
  8. intraoperative floppy iris syndrome
  9. ectopia lentis

Correct Answer: ectopia lentis

The Malyugin ring is a device to enlarge a small pupil and/or stabilize an atonic iris. This may be necessary in patients with pilocarpine treatment, pseudoexfoliation, and IFIS. Pupillary dilation is usually not an issue in ectopia lentis.

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