Doubling in the eyes

Doubling in the eyes or scientific diplopia is a phenomenon in which the image in the eyes is twofold, becomes fuzzy and blurred. While in normal vision, the eyes are focused at one point, with a visual impairment, a person sees the object as if with each eye separately. An image of two nearby objects appears, sometimes blurred.

Symptoms of double vision in the eyes

When doubling in humans, as a rule, there are unpleasant sensations, discomfort, the eyes get tired very quickly. In addition, there are additional symptoms:

• dizziness;
• double vision in the eyes horizontally or vertically;
• nausea;
• deterioration of coordination;
• inability to determine the distance to the inspected object;
• Strong headache.

Dvoenie in the eyes on the vertical - this is when the objects are above each other, and horizontally, when they are located parallel to each other. The kind of doubling depends on the work of which muscles are broken, oblique or straight.

Causes of double vision

Doubling of monitored items can occur for the following reasons:

• disruption of the eye muscles and nerves;
• compression of the nerve that controls the eye muscles;
• infectious lesion of the optic nerve;
• trauma to the eye ;
• paresis or paralysis of the eye muscles.

Diseases not related to the eyes, but accompanied by symptoms of double vision, include:

• diseases of the central nervous system, such as meningitis or multiple sclerosis;
• brain tumors;
• head trauma;
• Thyroid gland diseases;
• poisoning with toxic substances;
• infectious diseases, for example, diphtheria or rubella;
• vasculitis ;
• diabetes.

Treating double vision in the eyes

The primary task in the treatment of double vision is to eliminate the causes that triggered the development of the disease. A patient there are several types of diagnostic studies, as a result of which doctors determine its underlying disease. Once the disease is identified, appropriate treatment is prescribed.

The second step is a special charge for the eyes. In modern medical treatises, there are several types of gymnastics for improving vision. One of them has become very popular in recent years - it is the gymnastics offered by Zhdanov Vladimir Georgievich.

The last stage is caused by inefficiency of other methods of treatment. In this case, resort to surgery.