Tadpole pupil / Tonic Pupil

[ampa26]

For the past few months my pupils have been doing this thing where one will move toward the edge of my iris (up and in). The doctors said that they think that I have tonic pupil with tadpole pupil occurring once in a while. However, my issue doesn't seem to match the description of tadpole pupil since it's not a segment of the pupil that gets pulled to the edge of the iris (hence the tadpole shape), rather, my whole pupil stays perfectly round and moves toward the edge. After an hour or so, it seems to go back to normal. In 2006 "artsera" poster about the same issue on this site, but I haven't been able to get a hold of them to see how it turned out. I have not been able to find anyone else anywhere with the same issue. I get this transient pupil movement about once a day, usually at night. Does anyone know what this could be or have any experience with it?

[Janderson1965]

Seems like it could be tonic pupil in which I have 2. Both eyes, I really wish I could find a doctor in Texas who could help. It's driving me nuts!

[x82tv]

Do you have movement of the pupil with your tonic pupil? Or just differences in dilation?

[CP3kids]

Unfortunately I do not.  All I know is that Symbicort can cause many eye problems, and yours may be one of them.  The only reason I am aware of this is that one of my friends is on it and has many visual disturbances from it, and it even states on the tv commercials for it that eye problems can be one of the adverse effects.  I'm sure there is probably more information about specifics of the "eye/vision problems" somewhere on the web though.  Since you are not on Symbicort, I truly would be clueless as to the reason for your pupillary anomaly, but perhaps the ophthalmologist could explain it to you better for giving he diagnosis of tonic pupil, when you follow up with him.  

[ampa26]

Hmm, really? That is so interesting! I am only on an oral contraception at this time.

So Symbicort can cause pupillary abnormalities? Is it specifically known to cause tadpole pupil, tonic pupil or pupil movement? Or all of what I am experiencing? Do you know any more about this or the mechanism by which Symbicort causes that side effect?

Thanks so much!

[CP3kids]

I have not heard of this before, but wonder...are you taking any medicines now?  Some lung medications have been known to cause adverse effects such as what you are experiencing! Symbicort is one of them!