Diplopia - is also known as double vision, because vision while two images when viewed object.

Diplopia - Signs, symptoms and causes

- causes - generally occurs due to impairment of extraocular muscles, other causes may be mechanical or neuromuscular disorders of the cranial nerves, corneal infection (shingles), corneal scars, corneal dryness can cause double vision. Cataract can cause double vision, especially if the cataract is present in both eyes, it can distort vision. If one eye is weaker muscle can not move it as well / quickly as that of the healthy eye. Another reason may be that multiple sclerosis affects the spinal nerves or spinal cord of the brain then may be affected while those that control eye.

Symptoms - double vision, disturbed balance, headache, dizziness, disturbing reading abilities, pain with eye movement, pain around the eyes, nausea, heavy eyelids.

Diagnosis - is a medical emergency diplopia is necessary to identify why production quickly. The doctor will use several methods to detect diplopia.

Diplopia - Treatment

Treatment depends on the cause underlying the onset of disease. Astel whether it is muscle weakness, surgery may be performed if it is then to be used diabetes drugs to control sugar levels in the body. If required surgical treatment of Graves' disease. Sometimes it can use prismatic glasses to minimize diplopia.