diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 884540bf7c..ba0e0126ba 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -469,18 +469,22 @@ void Avatar::render(RenderArgs* renderArgs, const glm::vec3& cameraPosition, boo
             float alpha = 1.0f - ((float)(usecTimestampNow() - getHead()->getIsLookingAtMeStarted())) 
                 / (LOOKING_AT_ME_DURATION * (float)USECS_PER_SECOND);
             if (alpha > 0.0f) {
-                float radius = 0.035f;
+                const float RADIUS_INCREMENT = 0.005f;
                 Transform transform;
+
                 glm::vec3 position = getHead()->getLeftEyePosition();
                 transform.setTranslation(position);
                 batch.setModelTransform(transform);
-                DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->renderSolidSphere(batch, radius, 15, 15,
-                    glm::vec4(LOOKING_AT_ME_COLOR, alpha));
+                DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->renderSolidSphere(batch, 
+                    getHead()->getFaceModel().getGeometry()->getFBXGeometry().leftEyeSize * _scale / 2.0f + RADIUS_INCREMENT,
+                    15, 15, glm::vec4(LOOKING_AT_ME_COLOR, alpha));
+
                 position = getHead()->getRightEyePosition();
                 transform.setTranslation(position);
                 batch.setModelTransform(transform);
-                DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->renderSolidSphere(batch, radius, 15, 15,
-                    glm::vec4(LOOKING_AT_ME_COLOR, alpha));
+                DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->renderSolidSphere(batch, 
+                    getHead()->getFaceModel().getGeometry()->getFBXGeometry().rightEyeSize * _scale / 2.0f + RADIUS_INCREMENT,
+                    15, 15, glm::vec4(LOOKING_AT_ME_COLOR, alpha));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
index 4d7bff4df0..466b3de3ee 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
@@ -2616,10 +2616,17 @@ FBXGeometry extractFBXGeometry(const FBXNode& node, const QVariantHash& mapping,
         buildModelMesh(extracted);
 #       endif
         
+        if (extracted.mesh.isEye) {
+            if (maxJointIndex == geometry.leftEyeJointIndex) {
+                geometry.leftEyeSize = extracted.mesh.meshExtents.largestDimension() * offsetScale;
+            } else {
+                geometry.rightEyeSize = extracted.mesh.meshExtents.largestDimension() * offsetScale;
+            }
+        }
+
         geometry.meshes.append(extracted.mesh);
         int meshIndex = geometry.meshes.size() - 1;
         meshIDsToMeshIndices.insert(it.key(), meshIndex);
-
     }
 
     // now that all joints have been scanned, compute a collision shape for each joint
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h
index 200cd4a121..3b3d90eb05 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ public:
     int rightHandJointIndex = -1;
     int leftToeJointIndex = -1;
     int rightToeJointIndex = -1;
-    
+
+    float leftEyeSize = 0.0f;  // Maximum mesh extents dimension
+    float rightEyeSize = 0.0f;
+
     QVector<int> humanIKJointIndices;
     
     glm::vec3 palmDirection;