DIPLOPIA, WHAT IS IT?

Updated 8/24

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The above scenario:  Mary was finished
pumping gas. She begins walking to the
service center to pay and notices everything
is double. She is experiencing a condition
called diplopia.

Diplopia or double vision, may be classified
as temporary, monocular binocular, or voluntary.

Causes of diplopia :

- head injury, a brain tumor

- alcohol intoxication

- drugs like Dilantin

- Multiple Sclerosis 

- cranial nerve injury and more.

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