diplopia
IPA: dɪpɫˈoʊpiʌ
noun
- (pathology) An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images; double vision.
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Examples of "diplopia" in Sentences
- Then there were those charges and theories of overstrained eyes, diplopia, and defective focussing, to say nothing of other suggestions.
- Eighty-three percent of the parents of these children reported benefits, ranging from improved immune defenses, regression of diplopia, or improved blood values.
- There is diplopia, and the vision of the right eye is much impaired; the man can see persons, but cannot count fingers with certainty, although he sees the hand.
- Responding correctly to a mirror image requires the creation of a rather peculari form of dual representation or 'mental diplopia', and this subtle ability may be compromised by the right parietal lesion.
- Three weeks later there was diplopia; loss of function of the right external and inferior recti, although the ball could be turned downward to some extent by the superior oblique when the internal rectus was in action.
- Theory after theory has been brought forward with the object of disproving the existence of the canal lines; some of these, such as eye-strain, diplopia, bad focussing, illusion, and imagination, have already been mentioned.
- Brain stem strokes almost always have other neurological findings-diplopia,cranial nerve palsies ,dysarthria, etc-but midline cerebellar disease may only have vertigo, nausea and inability to walk so intense is the disequilibrium.
- Carbamazepine has side effects similar to those of cyclic antidepressants (as listed in the section on mood stabilizers above) and to other anticonvulsants (drowsiness, dizziness, ataxia, headache, nausea, chills, fever, blurred vision, diplopia).
- In some of the gutter wounds and subcutaneous tracks crossing the forehead and sides of the head, signs of intracranial disturbance were occasionally observed in the absence of external fracture, such as transient muscular weakness, unsteadiness in movements, giddiness, diplopia, or loss of memory and intellectual clearness.
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