My 18mnth old daughter's left pupil has always been much bigger than her rig!


Question: it's quite obvious when you look at her...what could it mean??...
is it a problem?...

i have spoken to a few different optometrists some say it could be, some say it isn't...


Answers: it's quite obvious when you look at her...what could it mean??...
is it a problem?...

i have spoken to a few different optometrists some say it could be, some say it isn't...

I'd take her to an ophthalmologist (a medical doctor eye specialist) rather than an optometrist.

It would be vastly better to get it checked and have it be nothing than let it go and have it be a problem.

You sound like a good mom. Don't let anyone tell you not to worry about it if you still haven't gotten an answer that satisfies YOU.

Well not one person on earth is symmetrical. Alot of people have one nostril bigger then the other or an ear smaller then the other. Your daughter just has a pupil. Her eyes wont change either. Your eyes stay the same size from birth til you die. So maybe she just needs to grow into it.

You need to go to a SPECIALIST!!!! They will know the answers! If something is wrong, you should get it over with quickly!! Don't make her suffer and remember what happened to her for the rest of her life!

The condition is called anisocoria. Here is what the medlineplus says about it:

"Occasionally, a baby is born with different sized pupils and there is no underlying disorder. If other family members also have this condition, then pupil size is possibly genetic and is nothing to worry about.

At times, for unknown reasons, pupils may differ in size. If there are no other symptoms and if the pupils return to normal, then the temporary condition is nothing to worry about.

Unequal pupil sizes that develop later in life and persist are often a sign of a brain, blood vessel, or nerve disease"

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...

If one is gigantically bigger than the other you probably want to visit a eye doctor. Otherwise if there is no symptoms that go along with this condition and there is only a slight difference there is nothing to worry about. If the difference is enough to bother you a lot you probably should just get it checked out.

Without an eye examination, it is not accurate to say whether there is something wrong or not. Most likely, there is probably nothing wrong. However, do you really want to risk the possibility of there being something wrong over a $60 eye exam? Has your child had any trauma? Is it something she has always had? Is the difference the same in the dark and light? If I was a parent, I would take her in for a peace of mind. It wouldn't hurt getting her eyes examined anyhow...just make sure you can find someone who knows about pediatric optometry. You could see who are Infant See providers in your area through the AOA website (although your daughter wouldn't qualify for the assessment due to age, but you may be able to get a better idea of someone able to examine children).





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