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diplopia

American  
[dih-ploh-pee-uh] / dɪˈploʊ pi ə /

noun

Ophthalmology.
  1. a pathological condition of vision in which a single object appears double (opposed to haplopia).


diplopia British  
/ dɪˈpləʊpɪə, dɪˈplɒpɪk /

noun

  1. a visual defect in which a single object is seen in duplicate; double vision. It can be caused by incorrect fixation or by an abnormality in the visual system

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

diplopia Scientific  
/ dĭ-plōpē-ə /
  1. A disorder of vision in which a single object appears double.


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Origin of diplopia

From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at diplo-, -opia

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When this occurs, the patient will experience diplopia, or double vision, as the two eyes are temporarily pointed at different stimuli.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Crossed diplopia could be produced with a red glass, tenotomy of the left abducens sufficed to correct it.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.

The first explanation hit upon was that a false identity became established, an inequality of the retinæ; were this the case diplopia must of necessity occur on correction of the squint by tenotomy.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.

At 4 mm. the crossed diplopia is corrected by prism 23°; a convergent movement is no longer attained, at most parallelism of the visual axes.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.

Spontaneous diplopia does not take place; only the right visual field is seen in the stereoscope.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.

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