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Recent Examples of diplopia
Along with numerous other broken bones, as well as the psychological and physiological trauma of his recurring episodes of diplopia, his entire career looked to be in jeopardy.
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Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Understandably, strabismus is frequently accompanied by diplopia, or double vision.
—Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017
Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Understandably, strabismus is frequently accompanied by diplopia, or double vision.
—Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplopia
Noun
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Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).—
Laura Schober,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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One of his conditions, strabismus,has also been reported by researchers to be behind the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, allowing the painter to perceive the world differently and facilitating his accurate depiction of three-dimensional objects on flat surfaces.—
Maya Davis,
CNN,
4 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Benjamin Franklin would invent bifocals in 1874, Thomas Young would spot the uneven curvature of the cornea (astigmatism) in 1801, and steel wire would be developed in metal frames after 1837.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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Myopia is when someone can see objects close-up but their vision becomes blurred when looking at objects farther away, and astigmatism is a condition in which either the eye’s cornea or lens has a different shape than normal, causing blurred vision.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shake the ball, close your eyes, squint as the letters become clear—yes?—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
7 Jan. 2026
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And his method is when in doubt, squint.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Diplopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplopia. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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