EYE CONDITIONS

“DIPLOPIA”
SUBMITTED BY; DELA ROSA , ANGEL, E.
SUBMITTED TO ; MA’AM SALLY, EDZA
WHAT IS DIPLOPIA?

• Double vision is seeing two images of an object instead of one. it can occur
suddenly and have serious causes.
Types of diplopia include:
• Horizontal diplopia: Double vision where the two images are separated laterally
(horizontally).
• Vertical diplopia: Double vision where one image is higher than the other.
• Monocular diplopia: Double vision that persists in one eye when the other eye is
closed.
• Binocular Diplopia.
Binocular diplopia occurs when both eyes are open and
resolves when either eye is closed. It is caused by a misalignment
of the eyes, also called strabismus.
CAUSES

if diplopia is long-lasting or keeps coming back, causes can include:

• Stroke head injury, brain tumor, brain swelling or brain aneurysm. A head
or brain injury tumor, stroke or related condition can cause diplopia. 
• Eye problems. Eye conditions such as keratoconus, cataracts and even 
dry eyes can cause double vision. (Most cases of monocular diplopia are caused
by eye problems.)
• Refractive surgery. If you have any refractive surgery to help you see better
without glasses or contacts, you may experience some minor double vision or
ghost images because of changes to your corneas.
• Cranial nerve palsies. Double vision also can be caused by paralysis or loss of
coordination of one or more muscles that control the position and teaming of the
eyes due to a cranial nerve palsy.
SYMPTOMS

It also can occur separately or combined with other symptoms. When experiencing double vision, it’s
possible to also experience:
• Headache
• Migraine
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Droopy eyelids (ptosis)
• Loss of balance
• Eye weakness
DIAGNOSIS

• To diagnose double vision, your doctor relies on your medical history, including your symptoms. Your
doctor asks if you see a double image with both eyes open or with one closed and if closing one eye
makes the double image disappear.
use several diagnostic tools to determine whether double vision has a neurological or mechanical cause. 
• Eye Examination
• Blood Testing
• Neurological Examination
• MRI Scans
TREATMENT

• Generally, treatments for double vision can include surgery, vision therapy, prism
in the glasses prescription or medications.
• Some conditions causing double vision are difficult, if not impossible, to fix. Some
strokes and nerve palsies cause fluctuating double vision that can't be measured
accurately enough to correct.
• In these cases, you may need a period of adjustment so that you can learn to live
with the symptoms. Your eye doctor can help by prescribing glasses that have
special prisms in the lenses to reduce the diplopia.
• Other possible temporary treatments for diplopia include patching one eye for
periods of time or prescribing special contact lenses.
Thank you ！