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.