# Is there a technical/medical term for double vision?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-medical-term-for-double-vision/293090
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 5, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-medical-term-for-double-vision/293090 "2005-03-05T16:29:32Z")
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### Author: ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-medical-term-for-double-vision/293090/1 "2005-03-05T16:29:32Z")

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Does anyone know if there is a medical term for when we see double?

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### Author: ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-medical-term-for-double-vision/293090/2 "2005-03-05T16:35:13Z")

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Diplopia.

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### Author: ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-medical-term-for-double-vision/293090/3 "2005-03-05T16:35:31Z")

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[Diplopia](http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/d/diplopia/intro.htm)

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### Author: ![ellis555](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@ellis555](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ellis555)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-medical-term-for-double-vision/293090/4 "2005-03-05T16:35:58Z")

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> [@magellan01](#):
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> Does anyone know if there is a medical term for when we see double?

Diplopia.

-ellis

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### Author: ![ellis555](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@ellis555](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ellis555)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-medical-term-for-double-vision/293090/5 "2005-03-05T16:38:24Z")

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The speed of response around here never ceases to amaze me.

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### Author: ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-medical-term-for-double-vision/293090/6 "2005-03-05T16:38:24Z")

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I just had to look to see what three people could possibly have to say about a one word answer…

gotta love the triple simulpost