Double Vision

Over the last year I have experienced double vision three times with the latest time lasting approximately four minutes. During the last episode, if I bent my neck forward which put my head in a downward position and moved my eyes up to look out the double vision was gone. However, if I moved my head back in the upright position and looked forward the double vision was present. Any idea what this might mean?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Double vision is like chest pain, it can be a sign of a serious problem. I would strongly suggest that you go in to see an Eye MD ophthalmologist-physician possibly a neuro-ophthalmologist or a strabismus/pediatric eye muscle Eye MD. Find one at www.aao.org

While it might not be serious problems of the brain, blood vessels, heart and neurological diseases could cause those symptoms. VIP to take action.

JCH III MD