Unit 2: Visual field defects, double vision & optic disc swelling
2: Diplopia (Double Vision)
Taking a patient history
- Type of the diplopia (Are the images horizontal, vertical or oblique?)
- Monocular or Binocular (see next page)
- Onset
- Duration
- Constant or Intermittent
- What fixation distance (Distance or Near)
- Straight ahead or in a specific direction of gaze
- Abnormal head posture (New one implies a recent onset diplopia)
In children consider
- Birth history
- History of amblyopia
- Patching
- FH of strabismus
Ask about
- Medication
- General health