Unequal pupils?!
Question:
Unequal pupils?
What can cause pupils in the eyes to be uneven, i.e. one slightly dilated and the other not. Sometimes its the right eye that's dilated, sometimes it's the left, sometimes they're normal. Can stress and tension cause this?
It has happened before when I had a hangover but I have not been drinking recently.
2 months ago
I've had other symptoms too, told GP and she insists it's anxiety related. I have had lots of physical problems recently but all my blood work was fine.
Answers:
Hello there!
Anisocoria refers to a difference in pupil size and 20% of normal people may have as much 1mm of difference. What you probably have is just known as "simple anisocoria" and the pupil sizes in such individuals commonly change from day to day and even from hour to hour without any serious underlying cause.
There are other causes of this such as:
Horner's syndrome, third nerve palsy, adie pupil, stroke, iris damage and certain medications.
It is very normal for people to have different size of pupils.... if you are still concerned I would make an appt with an eye doctor :)