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Dhruv Gupta, MD answered this Dilated Pupils: Causes And Symptoms
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Guest

I have had dilated pupils for as long as I can remember. I have never taken drugs other than panadol etc. and I do not drink alcohol. I have blue eyes which my father, sister and brother all have but, no one in my family has dilated pupils. When I am under bright light, (QLD summer sun,) my pupils become noticeably smaller. I recently got my L's and started driving and I have noticed that when I drive at night and a car is travelling in the opposite direction, I have a great deal of difficulty seeing, for the headlights of the oncoming car; I cannot see the road, the white lines in the centre or on the side of the road or the guideposts on the side of the road, all I can see is the headlights of the other car. My mother told me that was because I am a new driver and I will grow out of that. Knowing from past experience that my mother, like all mothers is generally right, I am not doubting this, I am just wondering whether this happens to any other, older and more experienced drivers. Like many others on this forum, people occasionally think I am high, but other than that, I have never been worried about having dilated pupils until I started driving and it occurred to me that being unable to see may be related to having dilated pupils.
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Guest

I've always had dilated pupils as well but I don't have night vision problems when driving and I have been driving for a decade.

Could it be possible you need eye glasses?  My mom doesn't need them throughout the day but when she drives at night she wears them if she has a little difficulty seeing long distances completely clear.  Her eye dr said this is normal though she is almost 50.  You could always check at the eye doctor.  Sometimes when I'm awake for a long period of time it's hard for me to read a small digital clock from a distance without it being blurry.  That could be a factor.  Idk.  Food for thought.
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StineMarie

Hi! 
i also have naturally dilated pupils, which get small only when i look DIRECTLY at light(any kind)
My eyes are hazel/brown and the first time anyone noticed my pupils were when i was 13(now 18)

Any clues anyone?
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crhodes

I was concerned about my daughters dilated eyes until I read a lot of these post
Thanks
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JM

I just found out that my mother n law has dilated pupils that cover her entire iris and stays this way.  Can you tell me what the cause of this might be?  Little scary!
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Guest

Well im 26 and for some reason for two days now pupils have been dilated when i wake up and its kinda weird ive never seen them like that and im a good person ive never done drugs nor have i been sick these past few days is this normal?
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Caring mom

Two years ago, my daughter starting having all sorts of bizarre symptoms after she'd suffered from acute appendicitis, which doctors now believe is triggerred from viral infections.  She now has permanently dilated pupils.  She's being seen quarterly by specialists at Boston Children's Hospital, and was diagnosed with Autonomic Nervous System Dysregulation.  When I Googled for more information regarding the disorder, it stated that one of the many symptoms is dilated pupils. 
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vwlover

I'm 21 and my pupils have been huge since I can remember. In elementary school kids would ask me if I was on drugs. I have 20/20 vision 20/15 with correction but lately I have been having problems reading and i don't know if its my astigmatism or if its just too much light. I also get pretty bad ocular migraines and I have always wondered if that is related. I have also noticed i get head aches when i use my girlfriends macbook pro to long. BTW I also have very blue eyes, and I'm good at multitasking.
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bluemermaid

I have sky blue eyes that after the sun goes down my pupils dilate so much that the iris around my eye turns green. I don't think its anything serious other then I wear glasses (cannot see far away), but I think its just my eyes are genetically trying to dilate to allow more light. Nobody in my family has this problem, they all have brown eyes that do not dilate. Some people have told me they think im stoned but then they talk to me and see Im not.
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Guest

I also have very bug pupils and I have blue eyes. Yesterday multiple people asked if I was high, I wasn't and I have never gotten high in my life... it kind of made me mad
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LMH

There is a genetic allele that produces abnormally large pupils. 

 

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Guest

I am a 13 year old boy and I have the same thing as your son and mg eye doctor told me its a rare genetic mutation like the blue eyed gene so don't worry about it :)
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Sarah Olsen267579

My 6 year old son has the same problem. We noticed that after putting him on an "Asperger's Syndrome" diet, he didn't have the problem as much. He however does not have Asperger's Syndrome but he has behavioral issues that we have been trying to get down to the bottom of. He seems like he may possibly have ADHD but I do not believe in treating every illness with a pill so I am trying to find alternative ways to help him. Before I go in to further detail, have any of you noticed behavioral problems along with the dilating pupils? 

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chaoticqb

I have always had dilated pupils too, and I know how ANNOYING it is when I hear that repetitive question: "ARE YOU ON DRUGS?"

 

My "pupil dilation philosophy" is simply this:

 

You're happy.You get high off life. (which is the whole point of living, duh)You're artistic.You're smart.You're loving.You're funny.You're witty.basically, you're like everyone else except you have that extra "shine" about you.

 

I wouldn't be concerned about it at all, unless you actually have abnormal symptoms. For instance, if you're worried about your child...well if the kid is full of life and happy, then the kid is more than okay. Be proud and maybe let them teach you a thing or two about being happy.

My friend also has the same thing, and he is very artistic and musically talented.

 

Pupil dilation is a moment in time when you have that zest for life. :)

 

 

 

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Guest

my 11 yr old blue eyed daughter and I both have dilated pupils too. She recently started complaining of headaches after reading so I took her too our eye Dr and he said that she need reading glasses but also have her a prescription of eye drops that she has to use three times a day to help keep her pupils from dilateing. He said when her pupils are dilated that big,her eyes have to really strain to read or concentrate on anything at all. 

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