Double vison in left eye

[ramus]

3 weeks ago i started to notice i had double vison in my left eye. When i mean double it's like reading a line of text and have the same text above it. The thing is when i close my right eye, the bad eye re-focuses but once i open the good eye again it goes double. I went to an eye hospital, the the doctor checked my eye and said i had scars on the from on my eye which was caused by an infection, and it could take 6 weeks to heal. He gave me some ointment named LACRI-LUBE and i have been using it now for 3 weeks but it dont seemed to be doing anything. Could anyone please explain why the the double vision goes when i close my good eye? and how come after 3 weeks i have seen no improvement.

Should i go back to the eye clinic?

Thanks

[Sandy Feldman, MD, MS]

Dear ramus,

I would recommend that you go back to the eye clinic as it sounds as if you have double vision when both eyes are open.  You may have a disturbance of the motility of the eyes which may be cause by a nerve.

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California

[bigboy123]

oops.. close your good eye and when you open it you see double.. forget the hand over the eye..this is the good eye compensating for your bad eye looking down...

[bigboy123]

Ramus.. Third nerve eye palsy.. double vision and head eye pain.. I have this in my right eye and it is exactly what you are describing.. if I close one eye vision is normal.. my right eye is always looking down and when i force it to look straight my left eye looks up causeing double vision..sometimes extreme pain in the eye and head.. had it for 7 months now.. go to opthamologist for eye test.. they can explain this freaky eye palsy.. usually recovery is within 6 weeks.. happens more often to diabetics..Basically your right eye is having problem looking straight so when you cover your good eye with your hand and release your hand after a few seconds it will look up compensating for the bad eye looking down.. confusing at best Good luck