Health anxiety. So fed up.

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Since having my middle daughter over 2 years ago my MH has seriously declined. I then had my last DD in November and it has declined some more.

I am so anxious. I started to get flickering lights in my peripheral vision just after DD3 was born. Had a lot of eye tests done including pupil dilation, OCT scan and visual field test - all fine. I was told the flickering could be migraine (which I didn’t agree with as I would experience it constantly) I’ve since learnt that it is likely a condition called visual snow which is a harmless visual processing disorder. My GP hasn’t sent me for any scans but did tell me to get in touch if anything changes. He sent took bloods and did a full analysis and apart from low iron levels, nothing else was a miss.

For some reason yesterday I was absolutely convinced that I was experiencing tunnel vision (when in actual fact I’d broken my glasses and was wearing contacts and very away that I could see my cheek, temple and lashes in my vision) so I googled didn’t I? Said to check my pupil size and I could’ve sworn at times that my right pupil was slightly larger than the other. I’ve been looking again this morning and most of the time they look the same but there’s the odd time where the right one does look slightly bigger to me which has really, really freaked me out as this could be a sign of aneurysm, stroke or tumour. It also said that ptosis (drooping of upper eyelid) can be a sign of these things too and my eyelid does droop slightly on that side (although after looking back at photos from years ago it looks like it always has done. I’m really freaking out. Will be booking a GP appointment tomorrow. Have attached photo of eyes, I think my right pupil is slightly bigger in this

Hi, my pupils are slightly different sizes. Lots of people's are - it can be physiological.

I have recently been told I have aniscoria (unequal pupils) and it initially panicked me hugely as I was experiencing other symptoms at the time that led to the GP referring me to a neurologist. I had a brain MRI and all was fine. I also saw an ophthalmologist the same week (one of my symptoms had been occasional blurred vision) and he was not concerned about the mismatched pupils as they responded normally to light changes.
I did think it odd that no one had ever mentioned unequal pupils at any previous eye checks, and that I had never noticed it before, but I did look back over old photos and think it was there before too. Just one of those things.
Do talk to an optician if you are worried, but I agree that it seems a fairy common occurrence.

I always find talking to a specialist helps - so if you have problems with your eyes, speak to an optician, your teeth, a dentist and so on.

GPs are, of course, very valuable, but the clue is in the name - they are general practitioners, rather than specialists who have trained for many years in a particular field.

If you can make an appointment to see an ophthalmologist at your local optician, I think they may be able to answer your questions more accurately than your GP.