PUZZLE: Rice Milk #10

ONE WORD (11) / FOUR-WORD PHRASE (“1 3 3 4”)

The mild ONE WORD drops put in my eye
Blurred my vision; my doc explained why:
“Optic nerves, when sedated,
Make the pupil dilated.”
FOUR-WORD PHRASE (my ironic reply).

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