Diplopia

Introduction: Diplopia

Description of Diplopia

Diplopia (medical condition): Double vision...more »

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Diplopia: visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects; "diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Diplopia: The condition in which a single object appears as two objects. Also called "double vision." (from medterms.com)
Source: Diseases Database

Diplopia: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Diplopia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Diplopia:

• Visual
• Visual symptoms (2526 causes)
• Visual disorder
• Impairment
• Object
• Diplopia (66 causes)
• Eye
• Eye symptoms (5412 causes)

Diplopia as a Disease

Diplopia (medical condition): See Diplopia (disease information).
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Diplopia: Related Diseases

Diplopia: Diplopia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions

More information on medical condition: Diplopia:

• Information about Diplopia
• Basic Summary for Diplopia
• Causes of Diplopia
• Medication Causes of Diplopia
• Symptoms of Diplopia
• Misdiagnosis of Diplopia

Diplopia as a Symptom

Diplopia (symptom): When two images are visible from a single object...more »

Diplopia (symptom): See Diplopia (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Diplopia:

• Diplopia

Diplopia: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Diplopia:

• Multiple sclerosis
• Myasthenia gravis
• Graves' ophthalmopathy
• Botulism
• Microvascular infarction
• Internal carotid aneurysm
• Brainstem infarct
• Neurosyphilis
• Sarcoidosis
• Orbital cellulitis

Terms associated with Diplopia:

Terms Similar to Diplopia:

• Seeing double

Source: Diseases Database

• double vision

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Double Vision
• Polyopsia

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Diplopia

• Vision Disorders

Source - MeSH 2007

• visual impairment
• visual defect
• vision defect
• visual disorder

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Diplopia

• vision disorder

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Diplopia

The following list attempts to classify Diplopia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• vision defect,visual defect,visual disorder,visual impairment
• disability,disablement,handicap,impairment
• bad condition,poor shape,unfitness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurologic Manifestations
    • Sensation Disorders
      • Vision Disorders
        • Diplopia

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Eye Diseases
  • Vision Disorders
    • Diplopia

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
  • Signs and Symptoms
    • Neurologic Manifestations
      • Sensation Disorders
        • Vision Disorders
          • Diplopia

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Visual disturbances
• Unspecified disorder of eye and adnexa
• DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Diplopia

• diplopia - General Practice Notebook
• eMedicine - Diplopia : Article by Izak F Wessels, MBBCh, MMed, FRCSE, FRCOphth, FACS

Source: Diseases Database

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