Diplopia (Double Vision) | Diplopia

Diplopia is the medical term for double vision (or seeing double). Types of diplopia include: ... In all kinds of diplopia, one of the two images looks more ...HomeConditionsEyeConditionsandDiseases|EnEspañolDiplopia(doublevision)ByBurtDubow,ODDiplopiadefinitionDoublevisioncausesTreatmentofdiplopiaDiplopiadefinitionDiplopiaisthemedicaltermfordoublevision(orseeingdouble).Typesofdiplopiainclude:Horizontaldiplopia–Doublevisionwherethetwoimagesareseensidebyside.Verticaldiplopia–Doublevisionwhereoneimageisabovetheother.Diplopiainoneeye–Doublevisionthatpersistsinoneeyewhentheothereyeisclosed(alsocalledmonoculardiplopia).Inallkindsofdiplopia,oneofthetwoimageslooksmoreprominentthantheother.Thelessobviousimagewhenseeingdoubleissometimescalledtheghostimage.Diplopiacanbeasymptomofveryserioushealthproblems.Seeaneyedoctorimmediatelyifyoubegintohavedoublevision.DoublevisioncausesDiplopiacanbeconsideredaconditionitselforasymptomofanunderlyingcondition.Therearemanypossiblecausesofdiplopia,including:Strabismus–Beingbornwithmisalignedeyes(strabismus)isoneofthemorefrequentcausesofdiplopia.Thismisalignmentmaybeconstantorintermittent.Subtleandintermittentstrabismusismorelikelytocausedoublevisionthanmoreobviouscasesofeyemisalignment.Astigmatism–Uncorrectedastigmatismisanothercommoncauseofdiplopia.Itistheprimarycauseofdoublevisioninoneeye.Correctingtheastigmatismwitheyeglasses,contactlensesorLASIK(orotherrefractivesurgery)usuallyeliminatesdiplopiafromastigmatismimmediately.Cataract–Thedevelopmentofcataractscancauseanumberofvisionproblems,includingdoublevisioninoneeyeorbotheyes.Theonlytreatmentfordiplopiafromcataractsiscataractsurgery.Keratoconus–Thisisaprogressiveeyediseasethatcausesthecorneatobulgeforwardintoaconeshape.Likeuncorrectedastigmatism,keratoconusfrequentlycausesdoublevisioninoneeye.Dryeyes–Diplopiacanoccurifyoureyesbecomedryduetoprolongedcomputeruseorotherreasons.Typicallydoublevisionduetodryeyesistemporaryandintermittentandcanbesuccessfullytreatedwithartificialtears.READMOREa


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