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What Causes Asthma Along With Double Vision?
Posted on
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
Answered on
Thu, 27 Nov 2014
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Question : 32 yr old female with asthma, noticed seeing double when looking to the right only for the past 2 weeks, wht could that be?
Brief Answer:
patient of bronchial asthma having diplopia at night
Detailed Answer:
A patient with asthma should be getting regular treatment. You have diplopia at night only, so refraction testing should be done. If an error is detected it should be corrected by giving glasses. In dim light you have diplopia, however fundus examination should be done as well, to exclude cataracts. Might be using steroid for asthma which have induced cataract and glaucoma,so intraocular tension should be measured and field tracing may be done. Muscle balancing of ocular muscle should be done. cover test to detect phoria should be done. BP should be measured to exclude hypertension as these tests may help in diagnosing diplopia.
patient of bronchial asthma having diplopia at night
Detailed Answer:
A patient with asthma should be getting regular treatment. You have diplopia at night only, so refraction testing should be done. If an error is detected it should be corrected by giving glasses. In dim light you have diplopia, however fundus examination should be done as well, to exclude cataracts. Might be using steroid for asthma which have induced cataract and glaucoma,so intraocular tension should be measured and field tracing may be done. Muscle balancing of ocular muscle should be done. cover test to detect phoria should be done. BP should be measured to exclude hypertension as these tests may help in diagnosing diplopia.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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