Children can go out after dilating their pupils, but they should do a good job of protecting their eyes by wearing sun hats and sunglasses.
1. The common ways of dilating pupils are divided into slow dilation and fast dilation. After using the eye drops for slow dilation, the state of dilated pupils will last for about 3 weeks, and you can go out normally after about 3 weeks. It is not absolutely impossible to go out during this period. Slow dilation takes about 3 weeks to recover, and during this period there will be symptoms such as blurred vision and fear of light, so avoid going out as much as possible.
If you must go out, you should wear a hat and eyeglasses to avoid eye irritation from the sun. After about 3 weeks of vision recovery, you can go out normally.
2. The fast-dissolving method is that the duration of the eye drops can last for about 6-8 hours, after which the pupils will recover, vision will recover, and the photophobia will be reduced, so the child can go out normally. Therefore, children who have their pupils dilated in this way can usually go out normally after 6 to 8 hours.
Any discomfort that occurs after dilating the pupils of a child requires active medical attention.