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Cycloplegic --what does this mean?
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Dilation: It means the eye muscles are paralyzed and completely relaxed with dilation drops. Most commonly done to obtain accurate eye glass prescriptions in children, high astigmatism, and hyperopia.
Answered 8/11/2012
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