One of my pupils is larger than the other. Why?!


Question: One of my pupils is larger than the other. Why?
My right pupil is noticeably larger than my left pupil. If I can put a number on it, I'll say that it is about a little bit less than 2mm larger than my left pupil. I can see pretty good with both eyes except since I was a kid I've always sen a red tint in my vision with my right eye and a greenish tint with my left eye.I went to the ophthalmologist about 3 weeks ago for a concern of a detached retina. He checked my eyes and found that everything looked healthy. Sometimes I get brain fog, but I don't know if it can be related with my pupils. I'm 15 and I don't do drugs, drink or anything similar. Is this normal or should this be a concern?

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My non-professional guess is it's not eye related - it's more likely to be brain related. What you're describing is common in stroke victims etc...

100% serious, no trolling (which I am prone to do on occasion) but you need to have your brain checked, not your eyes.



i agree with ^
go to the doctor and tell him/her about it, could be normal or something abnormal, i wouldnt freak out about it though



cuz you're a freak



I don't know if it's *normal* but I would think it's explainable in that your pupil is actually the hole into your eye where the lens is that sends the image to your retina. When your pupil is wide it's to let in a lot of light, and it shrinks right down when there's loads of light - it also adjusts the muscle that changes the lens to see objects close up or far away, so it might be that one of your eyes sees things differently to the other eye and the lenses need to be differently stretched to give you clear vision. The colour tinting I get sometimes too, if I have one eye closed for a long time and then switch eyes the colours with the closed eye always seem slightly different to the eye I just had open.

I don't know if I make any sense, but if an opthalmologist says there's nothing to worry about then chances are he's right :)

EDITED: for my epic typos...




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