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I had double vision for a year after nearly going blind—now I can finally see again

In August 2024, at just 24 years old, I experienced sudden retinal detachment and almost went fully blind in my right eye. While I was incredibly grateful for the surgery that saved my sight, the ...
The Christian Century

My double vision

The first time I saw double is beyond my recollection. “Her left eye is too strong,” a doctor told my parents when I was four years old. “It’s blinding her right. It has to be corrected.” He called my ...
The Telegraph

Correcting double vision as a symptom of thyroid eye disease

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a total thyroidectomy in July 2022 for Graves’ disease. All the time leading up to this and almost all the time since, I’ve only had one short “active” period of thyroid eye ...
Rolling Out

What causes double vision after a stroke?

Double vision, also known as diplopia, can be frightening and disorienting. It occurs when the brain fails to merge the visual information from both eyes into a single, clear image. While double ...
Healthline

Can Dry Eyes Cause Double Vision?

Dry eyes occur if you’re unable to produce enough tears or they evaporate too quickly. This can alter how light enters the eye, causing you to see two images, also known as double vision. Double ...
Medscape

Graves' Orbitopathy: Double Vision Worse With Less Disease

SAN DIEGO — Double vision is the predominant symptom in more than half of patients with moderate to severe Graves' orbitopathy; however, the symptom negatively correlates with inflammation and in fact ...