Ask Dr. Julie: When Is Double Vision Serious?

In this segment of Ask Dr. Julie, she explains there are six warning signs to watch for that can indicate something serious where you should take immediate action to get looked at vs. when you can come see us directly. Learn more here.

Vision For Life Works is located in Glen Carbon, IL. We work with children and adults with various vision problems that affect their ability to read, write, comprehend, perform in sports or perform on the job. We utilize Syntonic Phototherapy and traditional in office Vision Therapy to correct these problems and improve quality of life. At Vision For Life, we strive to make every patient experience exceptional. We are very excited when we have the opportunity to dramatically improve our patients lives! Our motto is "Improving Vision Today, Ensuring Success Tomorrow". Take the Quality Of Life Questionnaire on our website home page to get started today!

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[foodareawithfelix]

Very clear and important information ma'am

[evapana]

I've had double vision about a dozen times over the last 3 years and last for a few seconds. No nausea or dizziness.

[San-jcdv]

When I stare at something for too long I get double vision and then when I go to sleep and wake up my vision comes back to normal.

[TptDavid]

Ive remembered having since 1970 ( I was 3 ), constant double vision 24/7. I was only exotropia but after my first surgery now I am also esotropia... 12 dioptors out 4 diotors in... Prisims never worked and now good left eye is strained ( since 2012 ), so I patch left good eye as needed, finally got diagnosed in 2012 with 3rd cranial nerve palsy. Doc told me at this point in time nothing more can be done.... On the examples dr Julie showed seem more like blurry vision, example when I used to drive I'd see a fork on the road ahead, should I take a left or a right!!! But it is the exact same road, one on the left one on the right.... Same with reading. One sentence yet same sentence starts on the middle and is tilted or oblique.. Two moons everynight wobbling towards and away from each other... With condition sucks but I have worse conditions so 1 day at a time.

[kurosaki-ichigo]

I have a exotropic left eye ( outwards) but I can forcefully make my eyes straight which results in double vision,

doctor's said strabismus surgery may help in this issue, as my control is very good but my brain takes a lot of strength to make them straight and eventually double vision as muscles are fatigued

[anthonyciolli]

Double vision, dizziness, eveything went black n white, in emergency 3 days, CT scans, Ultrasounds, ending up surgery on right carotid, , ,

[freeasabird]

My son in law woke with it. Finally have a diagnosis, 6th cranial nerve palsy. 😳

[vickycarden]

I have eplisey and double vision. I am on meds and hoping for my prism lenses to pick up soon.

[julieb]

I am 51, and I was born with double esotrophia. I had my first surgery at age two and a few to follow. I always had excellent vision, and no eye Dr ever suggested to wear glasses. Of course, as it happens one of my eyes began wandering up more, so I had my last surgery in 2006. I knew immediately upon waking up something was wrong. I couldn't see clearly at aĺl and the double vision was much worse. I have had to wear corrective lenses since, and there is no option left for surgery due to not enough muscle being left. No prisms help, but at least I can drive. Nighttime is extremely bad, though. It just amazes me that most Dr's don't seem to understand that one with these diseases only has binocular vision, yet they try and insist on focusing on one object at the same time with both eyes. Fortunately, progressive lenses have helped overall, but I actually have thought about becoming an optical technician, so I can help others. Is it true that nothing else can be done for my vision? Are there any options out there?

[falloutblaze]

This might be the dumbest comment but if its REALLY annoying or you want to see something normally just close one eye it works for me.

[freezy]

I got my eye checked but doctor says everything is ok but my double vision for worst

[fazeboy]

So apparently i have a astigmatism so ima need to get glasses now

[lisb]

I developed double vision about 2weeks after cataract surgery and has progressively worse. Labs are normal MRI was normal according to surgeon. So why??

[obxforeverr]

I'm 10 years old and when i look and push my eyes and I'm crying rn

[Azooe]

I just got double double vision I’m really upset cause the pink moon is coming up and it’ll be ruined by my double vision

[cat-ngld]

I get double vision on the top not the sides

[consciousphilosophy-ericva]

I have had double vision for a few years I believe. It’s just like halos hovering above objects. I went to my eye doctor and he did a thorough examination. He said I need glasses - that’s it. Do you think the double is due to the need for glasses? I have it in both eyes. When I tilt my head down or squint, it disappears.

[davidsundquist]

I woke up with food poisoning AND double vision

[GraceVioletArtz]

Wow I have a very rare type of double vision where it doesn’t come and go it has stayed since I was four and I can’t read and write properly

[Asterix]

My wife has had on and off double vision for over a year. Have done multiple blood tests and even mris and the neuro suspects the cause is due to a thalamic lesion. She has been on ecosprin (blood thinners) as a treatment but her double vision still persists. Sometime it's 4-6 time a day each episode lasting a few seconds and last 2 days it's been 3-4 times per minute.