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What Is The Best Way To Cure Double Vision?

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Posted on Tue, 2 Dec 2014
Question: What is the best way to cure double vision?
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Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Treatment depends on the type of double vision.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to health care magic.

I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.

I reviewed your history.
It seems from the history that you are having double vision and you want to know regarding treatment of double vision.

The treatment depends on the type and cause of double vision.
Hence I need more details like

Whether double vision is constant and always present or it transient present only for few minutes?
Whether it is present only on opening two eyes or present even with one eye being open?
Whether double vision is seen on looking in one direction or present in all gazes?

The treatment options are use of decentered glasses or prisms along with treatment of the underlying cause.

Hence provide me the above details so that I can answer your question more accurately.

Thank you
With regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (34 minutes later)
It is constant, its in both eyes, and its in any direction
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Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Constant double vision requires evaluation.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.

The presence of constant double vision needs further evaluation.

Note whether the double vision disappears on closing one eye, if double vision disappears on closing one eye it is because of nerve palsy which supply the extraocular muscles and requires evaluation in the form of
1. Examination by a ophthalmologist for confirmation of diagnosis and evaluation by investigations if it is because of nerve palsy.
2. Vision and refraction testing
3. Later decentered glasses or prisms can be used.
Nerve palsies will usually improve over 3-6 months.

If the double vision is present even with one eye being kept open, it indicates presence of problems with in the eye like high refractive error causing anisometropia, keratoconus..... Hence this requires examination and treatment of the underlying cause.

Hence I advice you to consult your doctor for examination and do get back to me with the examination reports.

Hope the information is helpful to you.

Thank you
With regards



Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Dadapeer K

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What Is The Best Way To Cure Double Vision?

Brief Answer: Treatment depends on the type of double vision. Detailed Answer: Hello Welcome to health care magic. I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye. I reviewed your history. It seems from the history that you are having double vision and you want to know regarding treatment of double vision. The treatment depends on the type and cause of double vision. Hence I need more details like Whether double vision is constant and always present or it transient present only for few minutes? Whether it is present only on opening two eyes or present even with one eye being open? Whether double vision is seen on looking in one direction or present in all gazes? The treatment options are use of decentered glasses or prisms along with treatment of the underlying cause. Hence provide me the above details so that I can answer your question more accurately. Thank you With regards