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Suggest Cause And Remedy For Intermittent Double Vision

I have recently been having intermittentent double vision along with tiredness..... I have a family historyof cancer...my mother died of medulla blastoma,, my grandson is a recovering clear cell sarcoma.. my maternal grandmother died of carcinoma this double vision is intermittenent and not continual.. I do wear bifocals and it does not last long... If I cover one eye or the other doesnt matter which one then the vision corrects itself.... is this somethng I should be concern about... I am 53 years old.
Fri, 30 Oct 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate personal and family history.
You have been suffering from intermittent double vision, do wear bifocals which do not last for long and have tiredness too.
Your family history of mother died of medulla blastoma, grandson is a recovering clear cell sarcoma and maternal grandmother died of carcinoma definitely is a strong family history of cancer.
Hence your case of double vision can be correlated with a chance of a tumor in the brain in mid-line or near the Optic nerve or skull base causing problem with cranial nerve affection causing your symptoms.
I would advise you the following:
Clinical evaluation and examination by an Ophthalmologist.
MRI of the brain and the base of skull, eyes and sinuses should give you the diagnosis as well as plan for treatment.
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Suggest Cause And Remedy For Intermittent Double Vision

Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidate personal and family history. You have been suffering from intermittent double vision, do wear bifocals which do not last for long and have tiredness too. Your family history of mother died of medulla blastoma, grandson is a recovering clear cell sarcoma and maternal grandmother died of carcinoma definitely is a strong family history of cancer. Hence your case of double vision can be correlated with a chance of a tumor in the brain in mid-line or near the Optic nerve or skull base causing problem with cranial nerve affection causing your symptoms. I would advise you the following: Clinical evaluation and examination by an Ophthalmologist. MRI of the brain and the base of skull, eyes and sinuses should give you the diagnosis as well as plan for treatment.