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Diplopia

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Definition: 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.      Other names Polyopsia; Double Vision; Vision, Double; Vertical Diplopias; Vertical Diplopia; Unilateral Diplopias; Unilateral Diplopia; Refractive Diplopias; Refractive Diplopia; Polyopsias; Monocular Diplopias; Monocular Diplopia; Intermittent Diplopias; Intermittent Diplopia; Horizontal Diplopias; Horizontal Diplopia; Diplopias, Vertical; Diplopias, Unilateral; Diplopias, Refractive; Diplopias, Monocular

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