dilate

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Atropine eye drops are typically used to dilate the pupil before eye exams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

During the exam, pictures are taken of the backs of the eyes without the need to dilate them, and AI is used to provide an immediate result.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2024

Although it is not an ordinary high blood pressure medicine, it can dilate blood vessels.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

At regular concentrations of about 1 percent, atropine is used to dilate the pupil for eye exams.

From National Geographic • Nov. 1, 2023

I stand in the room, letting the pupils of my eyes dilate, like a cat’s or owl’s.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood