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Symptom: Double vision

Double vision: Seeing two images, overlapping images, shadow images, or ghost images (diplopia)
Introduction: The medical term for double vision is "diplopia". This occurs when two images are seen of one object. This specific symptom needs to be distinguished from other vision symptoms including blurred vision, shadow images, or other visual changes. Double vision or any visual changes need prompt professional medical investigation.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Double vision:

Possible causes of symptom: Double vision (49 conditions)

Medications or substances causing symptom: Double vision (1 listings)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Double vision (12 conditions)

Disease information: see also Double vision condition information

Causes of Diplopia (6 conditions)

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Double vision type of: Vision changes (114), Vision distortion (91)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Possible causes of symptom: Double vision: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Double vision as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Normal peripheral vision - most people can see double if they look to the extreme of the peripheral vision field.

Head trauma
Eye injury
Brain injury
Orbital fracture
Cataracts
Eye alignment disorder
Internuclear opthalmoplegia
Eye muscle disorder - and various underlying conditions that may affect eye muscle including:
- Strabismus
- Eye muscle paralysis (see Paralysis symptoms)
- Diabetes - can weaken the eye muscles.
- Myasthenia gravis
- Thyroid disorder
- Hyperthyroidism
- Graves' disease
- Dysthyroid eye disease
- Ocular myopathy
- Ocular myositis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Brain tumor - may affect eye muscles
- Brain aneurysm
Eye nerve disorder
- Cranial nerve palsy
- Third nerve palsy - in some cases caused by an aneurysm
- Cranial nerve lesion
- Multiple sclerosis
- Recent dental anesthetic - may affect an eye's nerve.
Brain conditions
- Brain tumor
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Transient ischemic attack
- Vertebrobasilar insufficiency - causing episodic blurring or double vision.
Eye lens disorder - if one eye lens is affected, this may cause double vision.
- Dislocated lens
- Marfan syndrome
Botulism
Hysteria
Visual hallucinations (see Vision distortion)
Giant cell arteritis

Medications or substances causing Double vision: The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Double vision as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

Recent dental anesthetic - may affect an eye's nerve.

Conditions listing symptoms: Double vision: The following list of conditions have 'Double vision' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.