# My eyes are dilated.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 5, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912 "2017-05-05T14:44:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/1 "2017-05-05T14:44:14Z")
…and I left the Eye Doctor without getting the reverse drops. Will I ever not look like an Owl again? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/2 "2017-05-05T14:45:13Z")
There are reverse drops? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/3 "2017-05-05T14:47:39Z")
If someone slaps you on the back you’ll be stuck that way forever. Never heard of reverse drops either. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/4 "2017-05-05T14:52:53Z")
In the past they have given me drops that make your eyes go back to normal faster. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/5 "2017-05-05T14:56:24Z")
Interesting. I just Googled and apparently reverse drops are no longer used because they had bad potential side effects and made little difference. Now if you’ll excuse me I have to give advice to Mrs. Brisby and spread the word about pollution. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/6 "2017-05-05T20:52:19Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > …and I left the Eye Doctor without getting the reverse drops. Will I ever not look like an Owl again? Nevermore. [sub]Damn, wrong bird…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/7 "2017-05-05T20:54:08Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > …give advice to Mrs. Brisby and spread the word about pollution. who? whooooooo? ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/8 "2017-05-05T21:12:43Z")
Never run into “reverse drops” either. Just be patient and stay out of the sun or wear sunglasses. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/9 "2017-05-05T21:34:01Z")
Just squint a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/10 "2017-05-06T05:12:39Z")
Owls are quite handsome birds, actually. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/11 "2017-05-06T05:32:10Z")
A quick shot of heroin will fix that up. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/12 "2017-05-07T13:51:48Z")
Just hope that the eyes un-dilate at the same rate. Several years back, one eye went back to normal quickly, and the other was dilated for what felt like twelve hours. I couldn’t see a damn thing clearly and got a headache. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/13 "2017-05-07T20:38:03Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Will I ever not look like an Owl again? Well, look on the bright side. Now we can ask you for your opinion… … just how many licks Does it take to get to the Tootsie-Roll center of a Tootsie-Pop…? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/14 "2017-05-07T21:42:46Z")
I was bummed when they stopped making those reversal drops. They worked for me. On the other hand, when I had my last exam done, it was a winter evening that offered a full moon and something special: diamond dust. Diamond dust are ice crystals that hover at ground level and turn every light source into a rainbow maker. Walking out of the office with dialated eyes and the moon rising was a huge visual treat that I know I’ll never experience again. I walked around in the dark for over an hour enjoying the view. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-are-dilated/785912/15 "2017-05-08T00:08:47Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > Just hope that the eyes un-dilate at the same rate. Several years back, one eye went back to normal quickly, and the other was dilated for what felt like twelve hours. I couldn’t see a damn thing clearly and got a headache. I’m actually blind in one eye so had this happened I wouldn’t notice 🙂 > [@carnut](#): > > I was bummed when they stopped making those reversal drops. They worked for me. > > On the other hand, when I had my last exam done, it was a winter evening that offered a full moon and something special: diamond dust. Diamond dust are ice crystals that hover at ground level and turn every light source into a rainbow maker. Walking out of the office with dialated eyes and the moon rising was a huge visual treat that I know I’ll never experience again. I walked around in the dark for over an hour enjoying the view. That sounds extremely cool!