Should Have Been A Better Pupil
Canada, Medical Office, Saskatchewan | Healthy | January 6, 2018
(I’m in high school, having dinner with my first girlfriend and her family, when her mom leans over to me.)
Girlfriend’s Mom: “Did you know your pupils are different sizes?”
Me: “…no?”
Mom: “Have you been in an accident? Hit your head recently? This is really serious!”
Me: *starting to get freaked out* “N-no, nothing like that!”
Mom: “You NEED to get this checked out! You might have a brain tumour!”
(I go home and tell my mom, who makes me an ophthalmologist appointment, but the soonest I can get in is in a month. I spend that month terrified I have cancer. Finally my appointment arrives, and they run a barrage of tests on my eyes.)
Doctor: *casually* “You know; I’m still going to dilate your pupils just to make sure; about 25% of people’s pupils are just naturally different sizes.”
(I’m glad everyone was concerned and thorough, but they couldn’t have told me that earlier? More than ten years on, my pupils are still different sizes.)
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