10 Common Causes of Double Vision
Article Sources
- 1. Edsel B Ing, M. (2020, June 11). Ophthalmologic Manifestations of Myasthenia Gravis. Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1216417-overview
- 2. Neeraj N Mathur, M. (2020, May 12). Orbital Fractures. Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/867985-overview
- 3. Suhr, C. L., OD, Chubb, L., OD, & Himmelein, L., OD. (2019, August 15). Top Causes of Double Vision. Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/top-causes-of-double-vision
9. Trauma to the Orbit
Traumatic injury to the eye is a preventable cause of blindness and it accounts for three percent of all visits to the emergency department2Neeraj N Mathur, M. (2020, May 12). Orbital Fractures. Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/867985-overview. One example of a traumatic injury to the eye is a blowout fracture, where one or more of the bones that surround the eye break from the force of the trauma. A person with a blowout fracture can experience pain and/or double vision on vertical eye movements.
A blowout fracture can cause entrapment of one of the muscles that mainly works to move the eyeball downward (inferior rectus muscle) within the orbital defect. As a result, the affected person will be unable to elevate the eye and will experience vertical diplopia (vertical alignment of the images).
Advertisement
