For example, why do we say “Your pupils are dilated”. They aren’t. It’s the iris aperture that is dilated.

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    18 hours ago

    I’d say it’s more than just a hole. I had an eye injury when I was a teenager that caused a detached iris. I didn’t have a massive pupil, I had 2 small, irregularly shaped pupils. After surgery, I now have a permanently dilated pupil shaped like a teardrop

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      17 hours ago

      Out of curiosity, does a different shaped pupil change your vision? I equate a pupil to a camera lens aperture; the smaller it gets, the less light gets through. Have you noticed a difference?

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        16 hours ago

        Well after all these years I’ve gotten used to it, but my vision is very blurry in that eye. There’s also injury to the macula so there’s a giant gray spot in my near vision. It’s kinda like a giant peripheral vision, but I’m also more sensitive to big changes in brightness