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==Causes== Diplopia has a diverse range of ophthalmologic, infectious, autoimmune, neurological, and neoplastic causes:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplopia - Eye Disorders|url=https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/eye-disorders/symptoms-of-ophthalmologic-disorders/diplopia|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Merck Manuals Professional Edition|language=en-CA}}</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * [[Abscess]] * [[Aniseikonia]] * [[Anisometropia]] * [[Antipsychotics]] ([[haloperidol]], [[fluphenazine]], [[chlorpromazine]] etc.) * [[Parkinsonism|Atypical parkinsonisms]], especially [[multiple system atrophy]] and [[progressive supranuclear palsy]] * [[Botulism]] * [[Brain tumor]] * [[Cannabis]] * [[Cancer]] * Damaged [[Oculomotor nerve|third]], [[Trochlear nerve|fourth]], or [[Abducens nerve|sixth]] cranial nerves, which control eye movements * [[Cataract]] * [[COVID-19]] * [[Diabetes]] * [[Drunkenness]] * [[Fluoroquinolone]] antibiotics<ref name="pmid19643481">{{cite journal | vauthors = Fraunfelder FW, Fraunfelder FT | title = Diplopia and fluoroquinolones | journal = Ophthalmology | volume = 116 | issue = 9 | pages = 1814–1817 | date = September 2009 | pmid = 19643481 | doi = 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.06.027 }}</ref> * [[Graves disease]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Graves' Eye Disease |url=https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/graves-eye-disease |website=NIH National Eye Institute |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref> * [[Guillain–Barré syndrome]] * [[Keratoconus]] * [[LASIK#Risks|Lasik complications]] * [[Lyme disease]] * [[Migraine|Migraine headaches]] * [[Multiple sclerosis]] * [[Myasthenia gravis]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec09/ch098/ch098e.html|title=Diplopia - Eye Disorders - Merck Manuals Professional Edition|website=merck.com|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> * [[Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njcfsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4-12-Visual-Dysfunction-in-CFS.pdf|title=Visual Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome}}</ref> * [[Opioids]] * Orbital [[myositis]] * [[Papilledema]] * [[Physical trauma|Trauma]] * [[Sagging eye syndrome]] (SES)<ref name="pmid31526795">{{cite journal | vauthors = Goseki T, Suh SY, Robbins L, Pineles SL, Velez FG, Demer JL | title = Prevalence of Sagging Eye Syndrome in Adults with Binocular Diplopia | journal = American Journal of Ophthalmology | volume = 209 | pages = 55–61 | date = 2020 | pmid = 31526795 | doi = 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.09.006| pmc = 6911643 }}</ref> * [[Salicylism]] * [[Sinusitis]] * [[Strabismus]]<ref name="pmid35086246">{{cite journal | vauthors = Anilkumar, SE, Narendran, K | title = Prisms in the treatment of diplopia with strabismus of various etiologies | journal = Indian Journal of Ophthalmology | volume = 70 | issue = 2 | pages = 609–612 | date = 2022 | pmid = 35086246 | doi = 10.4103/ijo.IJO_939_21| pmc = 9023992 | doi-access = free }}</ref> * [[Thyroid eye disease]] (TED)<ref name="pmid33278144">{{cite journal | vauthors = Johnson, Brooke T, Jameyfield, E, Aakalu, VK | title = Optic neuropathy and diplopia from thyroid eye disease update on pathophysiology and treatment | journal = Current Opinion in Neurology | volume = 34 | issue = 1 | pages = 116–121 | date = 2021 | pmid = 33278144 | doi = 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000894 | pmc = 7853658 }}</ref> * [[Wernicke's encephalopathy|Wernicke's syndrome]] * Increased intracranial pressure (compressing the sixth cranial nerve results in diplopia) }} *
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