10 Astigmatism Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Astigmatism Symptoms #7: Diplopia
Diplopia is also known as double vision. It occurs when one starts to see double images instead of one. Double vision can affect movement, balance, and reading ability. Diplopia can be further categorized into monocular or binocular diplopia.
Monocular diplopia occurs when double vision affects one eye while binocular diplopia refers to double vision affecting both eyes. Some of the causes of diplopia are myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, thyroid dysfunction, transient ischemic attack, convergence insufficiency, astigmatism, keratoconus, cataracts, dry eye, and more.
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