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Help doctors! what're those sunglasses called that the optometrist gives you when your eyes are dilated?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

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They are: Mydriatic spectacles (glasses for dilated eyes).

Answered 5/21/2020

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A member asked:

Help doctors! what're those sunglasses called that the optometrist gives you when your eyes are dilated?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Tim Conrad answered

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