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A visual symptom in which a single object is perceived by the visual cortex as two objects rather than one. Disorders associated with this condition include REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STRABISMUS; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES; TROCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES; ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; and diseases of the BRAIN STEM and OCCIPITAL LOBE.
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- Double Vision
- Diplopias
- Vision, Double
- Diplopia, Cortical
- Diplopia, Horizontal
- Diplopia, Intermittent
- Diplopia, Monocular
- Diplopia, Refractive
- Diplopia, Unilateral
- Diplopia, Vertical
- Polyopsia
- Cortical Diplopia
- Cortical Diplopias
- Diplopias, Cortical
- Diplopias, Horizontal
- Diplopias, Intermittent
- Diplopias, Monocular
- Diplopias, Refractive
- Diplopias, Unilateral
- Diplopias, Vertical
- Horizontal Diplopia
- Horizontal Diplopias
- Intermittent Diplopia
- Intermittent Diplopias
- Monocular Diplopia
- Monocular Diplopias
- Polyopsias
- Refractive Diplopia
- Refractive Diplopias
- Unilateral Diplopia
- Unilateral Diplopias
- Vertical Diplopia
- Vertical Diplopias
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Diplopia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004172. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004172
- Diplopia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplopia
- Diplopia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775940