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Monovision correction for diplopia.

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  • 1Department of Optometry, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA 94611.

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Acquired strabismus causes double vision, leading to patient frustration. An alternative therapy involves correcting each eye for different distances, potentially maintaining vision in both eyes.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Acquired, incomitant strabismus often leads to bothersome diplopia (double vision).
  • Current treatments include prisms, vision training, or occlusion to manage double vision.

Observation:

  • Patients with strabismus experience chronic annoyance and frustration due to a false image.
  • Diplopia significantly impacts daily visual function and quality of life.

Findings:

  • An alternative therapeutic strategy involves assigning distinct visual domains to each eye.
  • One eye can be corrected for distance vision, while the other is corrected for near vision.

Implications:

  • This approach may eliminate competing, unfusible images in strabismus patients.

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  • It offers a potential method to preserve visual function in both eyes despite misalignment.