Cocaine

Dylan,

A few months ago we noticed that your pupils are not always the same size in both eyes. We talked to your doctor, who referred us to another doctor, and we scheduled an appointment with a pediatric opthalmologist.

And we waited.

"Anisocoria" he said. A condition that exists in 20% of the population and just meaning your pupils aren't the same size, "Probably no big deal." But just in case, he referred us to another doctor, a neurological opthalmologist. This guy is so specialized that he's only in the office once a month. Fortunately, we got on the schedule for his very next visit, Dec 13. I say "fortunately", because the thing we needed to check for was a possible tumor on your optical nerve or somewhere nearby that may prevent one eye from functioning correctly and we weren't ready to wait another six months.

Becoming a Dad means having a lot more things to worry about. A little boy like you needs so much in order to grow up healthy, happy, and strong. Many of these things are easy, or at least simple. A few are hard. Some I can only guess at and hope I get right. There are other things too. Things already determined, beyond a father's hope to longer affect. You simply are who you are, D.

So, we got a call back from the original specialist -- the pediatric opthalmologist -- he's done some research and wants to bring you back for a test. It's a test both Mom and I had read about while looking into Aniscoria ourselves. It involves having a cocaine solution dropped into both eyes and observing the pupillary reactions. Well, you just had that test yesterday and the results were excellent. Your anisocoria is of the idiopathic variety and harmless. Whew.

Dad