diplopia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of diplopia
From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at diplo-, -opia
Vocabulary lists containing diplopia
Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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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
If no binocular fusion exists, then all possibility of diplopia is excluded.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
Habits cling more closely in adults, therefore that form of convergent squint in particular, which usually develops quickly in myopia of average degree, causes annoying diplopia to last for a longer time.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
When it is paralysed, there is defective movement of the eye downward and medially, and the patient may complain of diplopia when he looks downward.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
The disappearance of the diplopia can be explained by the fact that the variations of the squint angle take place chiefly in the horizontal direction.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
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