After dilating the pupils, you should pay attention to shading, avoiding close-distance eye use, not driving, and so on.
Dilated pupils are mainly used for dilated optometry, examination of the posterior segment of the eye and control of myopia progression, etc. The following aspects need to be noted.
1. Avoid going to places with strong light after dilating pupils, and solve the problem of traveling by wearing sunglasses when going out.
2. During the period of dilated pupils, reading and writing can be affected to a certain extent, and it is not clear to use eyes at close range, and it is normal to look at things at a distance, and photophobia and other symptoms may appear, so it is appropriate to block out the sunlight and avoid using eyes at close range, so as not to cause discomfort symptoms.
3. After dilated pupils, there may be a short-term loss of vision, and you should not drive until your vision is restored.
4. When the dilated pupil returns to normal is related to the pupil-dilating drugs, such as atropine pupil dilation can last about 3 weeks; tropicamide pupil dilation can return to normal in 6-8 hours.
Pupil dilating drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid adverse consequences.