Double vision, also known as diplopia, can be frightening and disorienting. It occurs when the brain fails to merge the visual information from both eyes into a single, clear image. While double ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a total thyroidectomy in July 2022 for Graves’ disease. All the time leading up to this and almost all the time since, I’ve only had one short “active” period of thyroid eye ...

Parkinson’s disease can cause or contribute to a number of different problems with your eyes and vision — problems that may not always be easily recognized or screened for. “Historically, there hasn’t ...

Double vision, medically termed diplopia, presents a significant challenge, affecting daily activities such as reading and driving. It occurs when the eyes fail to align properly, causing two images ...

An adult double vision clinic has launched at UAB Eye Care. Under the leadership of Dr. Kristine Hopkins, chief of vision therapy, the new specialty clinic will provide relief to those whose lives ...

When Cole Smith started seeing double, he visited an eye doctor. They learned that a tumor nestled in the middle of his brain caused his vision problems. When Cole Smith was 9 years old, he noticed ...

Eye patches can help treat some types of vision problems, especially in the case of children. Depending on the problem, you might need to wear it for several hours a day. An eye patch is a piece of ...

Exophoria is the term for one eye drifting uncontrollably outwards. Exophoria may cause blurred or double vision, eye fatigue, and difficulty focusing on objects. Exophoria is a problem with eye ...

Diplopia (double vision) is a rare but disturbing condition. It happens when the images of objects before you are formed in different parts of the retinas in your two eyes. Many disorders of the eye ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Thyroid eye disease is a chronic condition that causes inflammation in your eyes. It affects about 25–50% of people with Graves’ disease, which is an autoimmune disorder that causes an overactive ...