I too am of the exact scenario as you, I too do not suffer from headaches, blurry vision, have no trouble nite driving and my reflexes are fine. I only find that the size of my pupil is different depending on the amount of light and that when I look at things close up in my right eye (the effected one) and then look at something in the distance it takes a 2-3 seconds for the focus to correct itself.
Subject: [adie_syndrome] New member with questions
Howdy all:
About a week ago my girlfriend looked at me and said, "Whoa! What's up with your eye?!?" I quickly looked in a mirror to see what she was talking about and noticed that my left pupil would not respond to light stimulus. Two days later I went to a walk-in clinic, because I'd seen so many potentially scary causes linked to "anisocoria" on the internet. After a brief examination and a few tests she called an ophthalmologist colleague of hers who said it sounded like Adie's Tonic Pupil. I'm supposed to follow up with him soon.
Since then, I've done quite a bit of research, which has all seemed to suggest that Adie's Sydrome is likely the cause of my tonic pupil. I have been all over the web researching the condition and eventually I came across this website. Reading through the posts has given me a bunch of questions. First, my pupil is about mid- sized (not hugely dilated or constricted). I have noticed some sensitivity to sun-light, but nothing that sun glasses (which I generally wear on bright days anyway) hasn't alleviated. I have not had headaches, blurry vision, trouble driving at night, etc. Basically, the only symptom I have is a pupil that does not respond to changing ambient light (accomodation seems fine in close up mirror testing). Oh, and also, my knee reflex seems fine. So my primary concern is whether any of your experiences have involved a progressive path to some of the other symptoms. If all stays as it is, my problem pupil will be little more than an annoyance on days I forget to bring shades with me. I guess in that scenario I would consider myself lucky. However, in reading some of the things that many of you deal with daily, I must admit to quite a bit of apprehension regarding the possibility that I may be headed for the same kinds of problems. Most websites I've seen have claimed that the condition is "not progressive," but I want to hear what some of you think about this claim. Can anyone shed some light (pardon the pun)?
Howdy all: About a week ago my girlfriend looked at me and said, "Whoa! What's up with your eye?!?" I quickly looked in a mirror to see what she was talking...
Welcome Derek, I too am of the exact scenario as you, I too do not suffer from headaches, blurry vision, have no trouble nite driving and my reflexes are fine....
Hey Colin: I'm 33. Interestingly, I have had a past eye injury (when I was 12) in my affected eye. Also, and I've seen a number of posts regarding this, I...
To confirm ages... I'm 31 - Sophia djlatham2002 <djlatham2002@...> wrote:Hey Colin: I'm 33. Interestingly, I have had a past eye injury (when I was 12) ...
Well Derek, I cant remember ever having an eye injury, and I cant remember when my Adies Pupil came about. My pupil size was pointed out to me by a potential...
Dear Colin, My first thought when I got adie's pupil was that it was somehow linked to the general anaesthetic and the operative and post-operative shock of...
Hi Sophia, I feel you may be right with the general anaesthetic side, I'd never even thought of that until I read Derek's message the other day, interesting...
I've also been reading a lot about aspartame toxicity and how it has been shown to cause nerve damage. I've been a HUGE diet soda addict for a the last five...
I haven't read anything about aspartame myself, but now that you mention it, I had been on a diet for about 6 months prior to my operation and was using...
Hi Sophia, I had problems with blurry vision in my Adies eye as well. It took almost a year and a half to get something that helped but I finally did. I now...
Hi all and thanks to Naydene for the reply, Especially for people who suffer with blurry vision in the Adie's eye, I want to ask whether you noticed a sight...
hi..ive had adies since aug of 02... two days after general anesthesia, and one month after the sudden death of my little brother..i'm 32 now..but im really...
Mine came about after the sudden death of my Mother 3 years ago but I was not tested until this year. Trish Shelly Renee <shelly0130@...> wrote: hi..ive...
Dear Shelly, I am sorry to hear that you have lost your little brother. I too had general anaesthetic about a month before I noticed the first symptoms of...
Dear Derek, As far as I know your symptoms neither have to progress nor to match others' symptoms. It seems that there is high individuality in the expression...
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