Double Vision Causes
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Double Vision Causes can stem from multiple different things, and it's important to see a Eye Care Professional or Eye Care Specialist immediately if you suddenly experience Double Vision.

Not every cause is serious, but many of them are and it's better to be safe than sorry, especially where your vision is concerned. Protect Your Eyesight if anything goes wrong by making an eye doctor your first visit.

Also known as diplopia, Double Vision Is where your eyes lose the ability to focus on the same object, and as a result they drift away from the same focal point and you see two of everything.

Most people take for granted to ability to open their eyes in the morning and see one distinct picture of the world around them. For this to happen though, a lot of different processes need to go on simultaneously, working together as one orchestrated machine to give you something as “common” as eyesight.

There are five main processes that control vision, and double vision causes can stem from any one of these systems malfunctioning, even in the smallest way. First of all, you have the Cornea, which is the clear film on the front of the eye.

It's responsible for focusing any light that comes into your eyes. The lens sits directly behind the cornea and transfers that light back to The Retina. The extraocular are a series of tiny muscles and tissue that control the movement of the eye. When you look up, down, left, or right you're using these muscles.

A cluster of nerves brings the signal from the Retina back to the optic center of the brain, and the brain is actually a series of processes in and of itself that interpret those signals and convert them into a picture of what you are “seeing.”

As you can see, there's an entire chain of events that happens every time you focus your eyes on something. Just like any chain, if one link is broken then the end result isn't what you would expect, and one of these results is double vision.

Sometimes the cornea is damaged, which causes a refraction of the light entering into one eye, distorting the final picture after your brain receives and interprets the signal.

Another one of the possible double vision causes is damage to the lens, usually with Cataracts. These can occur in one or both eyes, and even if you have cataracts in only one eye you can get some minor distortion in what you're seeing.

Next, and very common, is issues with the extraocular muscles. If one side is weak or unable to focus the eye correctly, both eyes will be looking at a slightly different point in space. This is one of the most common double vision causes and can be fixed by performing Vision Exercises.

If there are problems in the nerves or brain the issue could be much more serious than simple Diplopia.

This is why it's imperative to contact a doctor as soon as you recognize something out of place with your eyes.

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