diplopia, double vision
(noun) visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects; “diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diplopia (countable and uncountable, plural diplopias)
(pathology) An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images; double vision.
• In crossed or heteronymous diplopia, the image seen by the right eye is upon the left hand, and vice versa. In homonymous diplopia, the image seen by the right eye is on the right side, that by the left eye on the left side. In vertical diplopia one image stands above the other.
• triplopia
• dipoplia
Source: Wiktionary
Di*plo"pi*a, Dip"lo*py, n. Etym: [NL. diplopia, from Gr. diplopie.] (Med.)
Definition: The act or state of seeing double.
Note: In crossed or heteronymous diplopia the image seen by the right eye is upon the left hand, and that seen by the left eye is upon the right hand. In homonymous diplopia the image seen by the right eye is on the right side, that by the left eye on the left side. In vertical diplopia one image stands above the other.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 February 2025
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