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The rule is the harder dilation gets better power reading. The strongest dilation is 1% Atropine that wears out in 14 days, but gives you the most correct powe
by wrong_variable 8y ago
The rule is the harder dilation gets better power reading.
The strongest dilation is 1% Atropine that wears out in 14 days, but gives you the most correct power.
Milder dilation lasts for 3-4 days, but is about 70% correct, so you could just do some maths to extrapolate (even though its not not ideal).
Weakest dilation lasts for hours but the lowest accuracy of the three options.
Anyway next time ask for 3 days dilation just to be extra sure and take 2 days off.
- abledon 8y agoWhere does one buy atropine drops
- wrong_variable 8y agoThis is quite tricky isn't it ? I couldn't get hands on it at first, so what I did was buy 1% atropine (easier to get) and used a syringe to dilute it using normal tear drops. Somebody told me its not a good idea but I had no other options :( I was fortunate enough to have somebody traveling to Asia, to get me 2 years of supply. In Asia too its not easy to get your hands on it, I finally figured out that its easily and cheaply found if you ask around the pediatric department. 1) Look around in your country, pediatric eye doctors. 2) See if you find somebody traveling to Singapore, Honk Kong or Beijing. 3) If you really cannot get your hands on it (try ebay or something ) I will see if I can help. But really talk to a doctor first, its just what I know and I have no medical training.