Posted by SLS on August 28, 2016, at 8:34:02
In reply to Re: dilated eyes v.s constricted eyes, posted by baseball55 on August 27, 2016, at 19:04:05
> Sorry. Mis-typed. Dark room, dilate. Bright room, contract. Pupil size changes to regulate light that comes into the eyes.
Pupil size is also regulated by autonomic tone. People who are receptive to emotional and physical intimacy are in a state of increased parasympathatic tone. During these times, pupil diameter increases - "Bedroom eyes".
In my case, pupillary response is muted when I am most depressed. My pupils are constricted all of the time, regardless of ambient light. I can't isolate the mechanism behind this, but I suspect that it involves the balance of responsivity of autonomic components. As I respond to treatment, my pupillary responses normalize. The difference is striking. This is not a drug side effect. My pupillary responses were quite normal during a time of remission in the absence of drug treatment.
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