irregular pupil size

[wheeln82]

I am 25 years old and i have noticed irregular random pupil size for about 2 years. it also comes with feeling different. I fainted for the first time about 2 years ago and ever since I experienced that feeling of that rush before I fainted My body feels a small feeling of that rush about 4 times a month. That is when my fiance recongnizes that my pupils are noticably different. I thought that it might be from possibly blood sugar levels. I was told that it would have nothing to do with my irregular pupil size. It has become a concern for me and I was told to get a CAT-SCAN but unfortunatlly I don't have medical insurance. That I heard costs alot of money. Either way I am looking for Suggestions on what could this possibly be. Thank anyone for their time into looking at this message and responding. I greatly appreciate it. Rob Whealon
I would also like to add to my message that when i get those small rushes through my body that they flucuate from mild to where i can tell that i feel alittle funny to extreme where i feel like im going to faint. It will sometimes stay mild for a couple of hours and get a couple of more extreme rushes throughout those hours. it happend 2 nights ago where we went out to eat. I felt slightly weird before we ate and then I had a full stomach and afterwords we went to a bar and that is where i had the feeling for hours and it went up and down.

[Lin18]

In ideal world everyone would afford the care they need. Myself living in a country where you can choose to wait in a queue for an affordable CT/MRI for a year in a non-emergency case if you are lucky enough to get a referral or pay outrageous amounts to a private clinic I have had to take the choice to go to a neighboring developing country to do the examinations and see specialist for the fraction of the cost. Surely I might feel some unease wondering about the level of the care there (and I often have similar doubts on the care we receive in this country as well. On the other hand that is the care the locals happily settle for for all their lives. The equipment they use are often not bad at all, and a lot depends on the attitude and level of experience of the doctor and how much time he can spend on the patient - which does not depend on the location), but in the end that is at least likely to be better than no care at all.

But as said there may be number of possible causes for your symptoms, so a scan may not resolve the issue, but you need to see a specialist first. If you are in fact unable to afford the care in your home country, you could see into possibilities at other locations. Or if you prefer to be a bit reckless, with the same cost as at home, enjoy a luxury holiday and have a check-up at the same time at some medical-tourist location (heard Thailand is popular).

Buying long-term quality care with a family doctor is still surely the best choice when available.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Well I have to start by saying that you need to see a neuro-ophthalmologist. And you need to see a regular MD for a general physical.  You can find an eye MD at www.aao.org

There are a number of things that can cause this some serious (disease of the heart, brain, blood vessels) and some less so (migraine varients some of which have no headache).

It is a false economy not to take care of your health.

JCH III MD