mydriasis
noun
my·dri·a·sis
mə-ˈdrī-ə-səs 
: excessive or prolonged dilatation of the pupil of the eye
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Dilated pupils—called mydriasis—range from 4 to 8 millimeters in size.4
Your pupils also constrict slightly to look at close objects and dilate slightly to look far away.
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Troy Bedinghaus, Od, Verywell Health, 17 July 2023
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Troy Bedinghaus, Od, Verywell Health, 17 July 2023
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mydriasis
noun
my·dri·a·sis
mə-ˈdrī-ə-səs
plural mydriases
-ˌsēz
: excessive or prolonged dilation of the pupil of the eye
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