It is very important for children and teenagers to have a “dilated eye exam”. This is a necessary way to find out the true prescription of your child’s eyes. We recommend that children before the age of 6 have a better pupil dilatation with atropine, but because of the side effects of atropine, it is important to use atropine in the correct way! The current method of using atropine eye ointment: 1. Once a night before bedtime, use the medicine in both eyes for seven days. 2, after seven nights directly to the hospital to review the examination shadow optometry. 3.The use of special patients follow medical advice. 4. When applying atropine ophthalmic ointment, have the child sit down (head back) or lie down, gently pull open the lower eyelid and let the child’s eyeballs look upward, and apply a rice-grain-sized amount of atropine ophthalmic ointment to the eye (note: do not apply too much). 5. Immediately after applying the eye ointment, press the nasal root of the inner corners of both eyes for 5 to 10 minutes to reduce the systemic absorption of atropine and to avoid side effects that may cause discomfort to the child. Precautions during pupil dilatation: 1. Drugs applied to the skin outside the eyes should be wiped clean in a timely manner to avoid skin absorption. 2. It is normal for children to be afraid of light and not see clearly when their pupils are dilated. 3. During pupil dilatation, avoid bright light stimulation, especially sunlight stimulation, and reduce outdoor activities and wear a sun hat or sunglasses. 4. If you do not see clearly when your pupils are dilated, you should take care of small children to avoid bruising. 5. Minimize close eye use during pupil dilatation, such as stopping reading and writing homework. Watch as little television and use computers as possible. 6. If you overdose, your child may experience redness and fever; redness of the eyes and swelling of the eyelids; thirst and generalized fever, which are caused by the side effects of atropine. The child should be given plenty of water and closely observed. Most children will have their symptoms reduced or disappear within two hours and can continue to take the medication on time. Give your child plenty of water, reduce outdoor activities and avoid bright light during the medication period. If the above situation does not improve or even worsen, you should immediately stop the medication or consult an ophthalmologist. 7. Atropine has a relatively long duration of action, and it takes about three weeks for the pupil to return to normal after the pupil is stopped.