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Double Vision (Diplopia)


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Double Vision

What is it?

Double vision is when you see two images of a single object. These images are often overlapping. There are two main types:

Monocular diplopia: seeing two images with just one eye opened

Binocular diplopia: seeing two images with both eyes opened


What causes it?

While monocular diplopia is more likely to be caused by an issue contained to the effected eye, binocular diplopia may point to neurological origins. If a condition impacts the visual pathways in the occipital lobe (optic nerve optic chiasm, optic tract, optic radiation, visual cortex) visual inputs may be difficult to receive and interpret, leading to double vision. If a condition impacts cranial nerves (3rd, 4th, 6th), eye movement will be hindered, which may also lead to double vision.

Common causes of monocular diplopia are:

  • Dry eyes

  • Astigmatism

  • Cataracts

  • Keratoconus (problem with cornea shape)

  • Pterygium (thickened mucous membrane)

  • Polycoria (two pupils present in eye)

Possible causes of binocular diplopia:

  • Functional asymmetry

  • Strabismus

  • Myasthenia gravis (affects eye muscles and hinders them from working properly)

  • Multiple sclerosis

  • Brain tumor or aneurism

  • Stroke

  • Giant cell arteritis

  • Grave’s disease (causes swelling of eye socket muscles)

  • Poorly managed diabetes


What are the symptoms?

Common signs and symptoms of double vision include:

Seeing two images may be overlapping

  • Crossed eyes

  • Headache

  • Droopy eyelids

  • Nausea

  • Weakness in eyes

 

Children may have more difficulty determining if they are having double vision, so some common signs to look for include:

  • Squinting/straining eyes

  • Closing or covering one eye

  • Tilting or turning head to see

  • Look at others from the side instead of facing forward


How can we help?

At BBRS our approach is unique and highly impactful since we leverage the most powerful brain receptors into our therapeutic applications. The most powerful brain receptors are the otoliths, which are two pairs of vestibular receptors with the responsibility to perceive gravity and linear movements of the head.


The first step in our uniquely effective strategy is called The Gravity Reset Method of translating the whole body in a purposeful direction, but what makes all the difference is how we position the head and the eyes purposefully for each individual based on their neurological and ocular presentation.


Step two is eye movement training to no only exercises eye muscles but also activate the required brain regions involved for each individual. There are many more things that we can layer in to prime the brain and for the therapy to have long lasting results. Some of the therapies available at BBRS are hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Pulse PEMF therapy and more.


References

Double vision. Patient’s Guide to Double Vision - Brigham and Women’s Hospital. (n.d.). https://www.brighamandwomens.org/neurology/neuro-ophthalmology/double-vision

Podcast, V. C. (2024, February 20). Double vision (diplopia): Causes, symptoms, and treatment,. https://www.visioncenter.org/conditions/double-vision/

Yale Medicine. (2023, February 6). Diplopia (double vision). Yale Medicine. https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/double-vision

 

 

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