diplopia

[condoboy]

just received prisms how long to take before you notice improvement also what are treatments for irtractable diplopia

[condoboy]

went to wilmer got scrip for new contact to use with fresnel prism doctor said script is same as other contact so he never changed it i wanted him to change like they precribed at wilmer it doed not work very well with his contact called wilmer she said wear 2 weeks but the contact he gave me dors not stay on pupil so how am i going to know if prism is woking it drifts upward all the time hence i am wearing old glasses which seems double is better till i go see another doctor monday for a ptoper fitting thr other dic says cannot fit right because of bad astigmatism personally think he did not want to do the work bexause i am not going to see him very bad attitude will not answer questions etc.should i continue wearing older glasses till i get the proper fitting contact thank you so much for answering all thes questions you have been very helpful i am sure johns hopkins will come up wirh something they said do not worry as they allways try

[Doreen Fazio, M.D.]

You should notice an improvement in your double vision with the prisms right away.  If you have not already done so, I would recommend a consultation with an ophthalmologist who specializes in strabismus, or disorders of eye movement and alignment.