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What are the side affects of the atropine eye drops?
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Dilation/blurring: Atropine is a powerful mydriatic (dlator) and cycloplegic (paralyzes focusing muscles). It has both therapeutic and diagnostic uses in the field op ophthalmology. Atropine will dilate the pupil and paralyze near focusing muscles for as long as two weeks. It is often used to treat uveitis, treat amblyopia in a child and obtain a true cycloplegic refraction in a child.
Answered 6/24/2014
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