mishaped pupil - Eye & Vision Message Board

suziewong · 12-03-2005, 11:45 PM

I would like to know if anyone suffers with this condition my pupils are irregular,Also dont react to light causing bad headaches.Dotors are confussed to what it is i am under a nuerologist they were thinking it was M.S and have been treating me for this for some time now.But now to dry eye and mouth and combanation of other problems think it is sjogrens.I wear sun glasses all the time in summer and winter.I have had a test to see how fast my brain reacts to my eyes and it shows delays.CAN ANYBODY WITH THIS PROBLEM HELP

twoeyez · 12-04-2005, 11:58 AM

There may be these two possibilities for you irregular pupils :

1) Argyll Robertson Pupil : Small, irregular pupil that does not react to light but does react to accommodation.

Localization is to the midbrain and the cause is neurosyphilis. The pupil's better response to a near than to a light stimulus is because the lesion involves the more dorsally-located fibers that subserve the pupil response to light and spares the more ventrally-located fibers that subserve the pupil response to accommodation.

2) Coloboma of the iris is a congenital (present since birth) defect of the iris of the eye. It is visible as a hole, split, or cleft in the iris. Colobomas of the iris may appear as a black, round hole located in or adjacent to the iris (colored portion of the eye). It can appear as a black notch of varying depth at the edge of the pupil, giving the pupil an irregular shape. It can also appear as a split in the iris from the pupil to the edge of the iris.

This information could br shared with your Doctors as possible causes for your signs and symptoms.

Good luck.

Eyes.

suziewong · 12-15-2005, 05:51 AM

Hi thanks for your posting i have had tests for the ARGYLL PUPIL all normal they are both irregular and small.my dad had the same problems as me for years and they couldnt find anything wrong but like his dad before him went on to have a stroke he was paralised for 10 years before having another which ended on him in a coma for 10 days before dying he always said dont let the doctors dismiss this problem. i am unable to tolerate light i need sunglasses now even when i go out with my hubby in the car at night due to on coming head lights.i have had a visual feild test and shows outer vision problems also evoked potential test abnormal in both eyes.i have tried the net for answears without finding anything the doctors just keep putting me on steroids but they dont know why? They do know its my optic nerve.its so annoying as you would think doctors would know these days.I also have a combanation of other medical probs that i see nuerologist for and first thought M.S then sarcoidosis,now sjogrens.I also had at one time pressure in my head measured 34 when i beleive it should be 16, i was put on water tablets.my blood test shows antibodies for smooth muscle probs i dont know what this means? I am also waiting to see nueropsycologist due to memory probs.Doctors think what ever i have is affecting short term memory.AS i get lost on my own and forget to do things

like putting salt in oven and forgetting how to turn tap off i thought it funny at first now frustrated.I can not cross road on my own due to fear as when i look down and then back up i can not see for a few seconds it makes me unable to go out alone.

Torre · 12-15-2005, 07:43 PM

Your multiple neurological problems are way beyond me, but I'll just throw this out anyway. You say you had high cerebral-spinal fluid pressure. Was it retested? There's a condition called pseudotumor cerebri that is caused by high CSF pressure. It damages the optic nerve and causes headache, among other things. It's possible you don't have a single syndrome that is causing all the problems--maybe it's a combination of different conditions. I'm curious about your CSF pressure anyway.

Torre

suziewong · 12-16-2005, 12:19 AM

Hi no i havent had it tested again since 2002,can this problem cause lightsensative and also when i watch tv the mouths of people seem destorted,i have alot of headaches.also pain down side of face.what i can not understand is my blood tests come back normal except some smooth muscle antibodies ? although other test on my cf came back showing oliigolionical bands at one time,also mri showed empty sella syndrome? i have looked this up and found that it said about being over weight well i might be a little bit i weigh 9stone 10lb and my height is 5ft 2inch,but i dont think to over weight. these have showed up in my eyes,leakage from discs,atrophy of iris,papilloedema,bilateral optic neuropathy,opaque over lower hemi-thorax these are what i have read on differant med records as i asked for the records of my nuero specialist which is a very good doctor in his feild, but still no answears, and can not understand records now any way.sorry another thing it says is optic nerve head drusen?colour albinisum these are the reasons the doctors keep giving me introvenace steroids. i must mention long before this started i have not been able to walk far due to very sever pains in my legs on walking this started afer having daughter 13 years now.i had her very prem due to water infection although i was on antibiotics due to infections and only having one kidney.thankyou so much for your help,