Is Double Vision Haplopia or Diplopia?

noun Ophthalmology. a pathological condition of vision in which a single object appears double (opposed to haplopia). Also called double vision.

Is diplopia the same as double vision?

Double vision, also called diplopia, causes a person to see two images of a single object. There are two types of double vision: monocular and binocular. Monocular diplopia is double vision in only one eye. The double vision continues even when the other eye is covered.

Is double vision myopia?

Myopia is defined as an optical condition where in the absence of accommodation, two parallel rays of light come to focus at a point anterior to the retinal surface. Diplopia or double vision is a symp- tom resulting from the perception of two images of a single object.