Diplopia

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Diplopia

Synonym(s) - Double Vision - Polyopsia - Diplopia, Cortical - Diplopia, Horizontal - Diplopia, Intermittent

Definition: A visual symptom in which a single object is perceived by the visual cortex as two objects rather than one. Disorders associated with this condition include REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STRABISMUS; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES; TROCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES; ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; and diseases of the BRAIN STEM and OCCIPITAL LOBE.

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