Hey all,

My fifteen yr old daughter's left pupil has been dilated for 8 months. We had a CT scan, which requested we do an MRI. The MRI was unable to get pics as she wears braces, and it effected the show of her brain. The braces are coming off tomorrow, and we are waiting for a call on a new MRI.

After waiting 4 months, we finally got in to see an opthalmalogist, who thinks it could be Adie's Tonic Pupil. He has only see 3 cases of a person with a blown pupil - one from a stroke, one from a ceberal 3rd nerve palsy, and one from Adie's. So he decided to do the pilocarpine drop test. Her eye should have been EXTREMELY sensitive to the drops...but they didn't react at all. She has been putting them in 4x a day, for 3 days, and we see him Thursday.

I'm afraid it's a brain tumor, or a neurological thing. Has anyone been affected like this before? Please help me out!

Thanks

Perhaps try a neuro-opthalmologist... I don't have any experience with this, but that seems like the kind of doctor to see.

I totally agree here with kehorner.a neuro op would be the best type of doc to see regarding any eye related problems that could be due to anything to do with the brain or spinal cord damage.

just wondering how her other eye reacts here?does it apper to be okay or is it constantly constricted in some way?i only am asking this as I have whats called horners syndrome?this was caused by damage done to my spinal cord,more specifically my sympathetic nervous system.this actually causes the opposite of what your daughter has to occur.I have a permanently constricted pupil in my L eye.My right one responds normally to light and is fine,but the L pupil will just not change even to light anymore.it is really rather freaky.

getting that MRI may finally lead to some sort of answers for you too.Hopefully this is nothing major in narure and can be somehow corrected.Is your daughter having any other symptoms besides just what appears to be a blown pupil?with the horners,my L lower lid is droopy looking or more puffy than the lower lid on the R is.I also do not actually sweat anymore on the affected side.pretty strnge there too.

i do think tho,getting her that MRI and then seeing the neuro op would be the best way to go here while looking for answers.i hope things go well for her.please keep us posted on just what you find out.good luck,Marcia