Mydriatic Drug (Noun)
Meaning
A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The optometrist administered a mydriatic drug to the patient's eye in order to examine the retina.
- Atropine is a common mydriatic drug that is used to dilate the pupils in children's eye exams.
- The eye doctor prescribed a mydriatic drug to help relax the patient's ciliary muscles and dilate the pupil.
- Tropicamide is a mydriatic drug that is used to dilate the pupils of patients who are undergoing an eye exam.
- The nurse carefully dispensed the mydriatic drug into the patient's eye using an eyedropper.