Why do they diolate your eyes when you get an eye exam??!
Question: what makes the drops widen your pupils anyways?
Answers: what makes the drops widen your pupils anyways?
Atropine belongs to the group of medicines called anti-muscarinics. Atropine blocks the receptors in the muscles of the eye (muscarinic receptors). These receptors are involved in controlling the pupil size and the shape of the lens.
By blocking these receptors, atropine produces dilatation of the pupil (mydriasis) and prevents the eye from accommodating for near vision (cycloplegia).
Atropine is given as eye drops to dilate the pupil and relax the lens so that eye examinations can be carried out thoroughly. It is often used to aid eye examinations in young children. It is also used to relax the muscles that inflame and over-contract in the eye in conditions such as uveitus.
Some sort of chemical?
Helps them check it I guess. They're professionals.. I trust them ;)
I'm more worried about the drops that make your eyes numb! that freaks me out!!
Atropine isn't always used to dilate eyes. There a a few different kinds, including Phenylephrine hydrochloride and Tropicamide. Your eyes are dilated at an eye exam so that the doctor can get a better view of what's going on in your eye.