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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
Diagnosis and Treatment Diabetic retinopathy can be diagnosed with a dilated fundus (retinal) exam.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 July 2023
Symptoms would have started more mildly with dilated pupils, dry skin and a racing heart.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
At his desk, Pynchon is processing it all, absorbing it—like Emerson’s transparent eyeball, but hyper-dilated and a bit bleary from too much Panama Red.
—John Semley, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2023
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Delta 8 has been shown to slightly increase blood flow, which can result in dilated blood vessels in the eyes.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
Diagnosis and Treatment Diabetic retinopathy can be diagnosed with a dilated fundus (retinal) exam.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 July 2023
Symptoms would have started more mildly with dilated pupils, dry skin and a racing heart.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
At his desk, Pynchon is processing it all, absorbing it—like Emerson’s transparent eyeball, but hyper-dilated and a bit bleary from too much Panama Red.
—John Semley, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Dilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilated. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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