Red Eye Tool Problem

When I go to use the Red Eye tool (LR_v10) , the pupil size and darken sliders are greyed out and don't function.
I can box in the red eye, but since both sliders are locked to the left (minimum) the tool does not work.
Has anyone else seen this and is there any fixes or workarounds?
Pookie_butt

Sometimes temporarily lightening (Exposure) will help to get Red Eye working. Then you can reset the exposure.
Don
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