if my pupils dilate in the dark to let in more light in order to see more; why isn’t it really bright when they dilate while drunk?
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When drunk the pupils are slower to react to changes in light level. When light is flashed in the eyes to see if someone is drunk they are looking for a slow pupil response, not dilation.
Much of the seeing-in-the-dark effect is not due to pupil dilation but to an increase in your eye’s sensitivity to light. Your pupils can contract and dilate very quickly, like in a second or less, but the chemical adaptation takes up to twenty minutes to kick in fully, and several seconds to wear off in bright light.
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