Pupil dilation - by a Doctor

[Gizzeh 10]

Hi

 

just a quick question has anyone ever had there pupils dilated by a docter, any pain or side effects please ?

[Ghostrider 11]

A couple of drops in the eye, no pain at all - will just make you blink a bit....

[anniec 10]

I found they stung a little bit and not for too long

[Panthera 10]

i've had it done by optician a few times, it allows them to see the back of your eyeball for abnormalities, it does sting a little and everything is really bright for a bit so if you've got some sunglasses wear hem afterwards

[andyofborg 11]

Hi

 

just a quick question has anyone ever had there pupils dilated by a docter, any pain or side effects please ?

 

the side effect is that your pupils are dilated

 

which may cause problems if you drive before they undilate

 

depending what your doctor does next, it can be quite exciting

[chimay 10]

Don't drive afterwards. My OH is diabetic and he has the eye drops at least once a year. He always wears sunglasses straight afterwards and comes home in a taxi. He says that the procedure is painless but the bright sunlight hurts his eyes so he has to lie down in a darkened room with a pint of beer for a couple of hours afterwards.

[tab1 10]

Don't drive afterwards. My OH is diabetic and he has the eye drops at least once a year. He always wears sunglasses straight afterwards and comes home in a taxi. He says that the procedure is painless but the bright sunlight hurts his eyes so he has to lie down in a darkened room with a pint of beer for a couple of hours afterwards.

 

Some blokes would do anything for a bit of peace and quiet

[chimay 10]

Some blokes would do anything for a bit of peace and quiet

 

Especially when he should be mowing the lawn, decorating the hall and cleaning the cars before teatime.

[Daven 10]

Atropine eyedrops dilate the pupil and allow the physician / optician to examine the back of the eye.

I have to have these every time I have an eye test. They sting for a short while and, as has already been said, you will find daylight and sunlight difficult to tolerate and you may find that you feel a bit 'spaced out' for a while.

The effects only last for a few hours - a good excuse to allow everyone else to do everything for you !

[ReginaldD 10]

I'm diabetic and I've been having this done for years and had it done again at the Hallamshire on Thursday. I wouldn't say its painful as others have said it does sting a bit, basically as so much light is let into your eyes after when you get out if its a sunny day you won't be able to open your eyes as normal. I forgot my sunglasses when I went the other day and was walking back into town to go to work after and couldn't take my eyes away from the floor as if I looked up they stung so badly. So if anyone saw someoen walking from the Hallamshire to town on Thursday stumbling, their eyes watering that was me.

[AJ sheffield 11]

the side effect is that your pupils are dilated

 

which may cause problems if you drive before they undilate

 

depending what your doctor does next, it can be quite exciting

 

I must be going to the wrong doctor

[Twiglet 10]

I had atropine drops in one eye for several weeks as treatment for a corneal ulcer. No pain or discomfort at all but it also paralyses the muscles that enable your lens to focus - which did give me headaches and made it very difficult for me to read. Over this period of time it was a real nightmare but for a few hours it would be nothing more than a mild inconvenience