diplopia
noun
dip·lo·pia di-ˈplō-pē-ə 
: a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen (as from unequal action of the eye muscles)
called also double vision
diplopic
di-ˈplō-pik
adjective -ˈplä-pik
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We won't give you any double-talk about diplopia. The word is simply the sum of the combining forms dipl- (meaning "double") and -opia (meaning "vision"). Visionarily speaking, the linguistic relatives of diplopia include hyperopia ("farsightedness"), myopia ("nearsightedness"), deuteranopia ("red-green color blindness"), and presbyopia ("loss of elasticity in the eye's lens").
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Understandably, strabismus is frequently accompanied by diplopia, or double vision. 
Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017
Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017 Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
circa 1811, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
diplopia
noun
dip·lo·pia dip-ˈlō-pē-ə
: a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen (as from unequal action of the eye muscles)
called also double vision
diplopia
noun
as in strabismus
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- strabismus
- astigmatism
- squint
- eyesight
- myopia
- aniseikonia
- hyperopia
- vision
- nearsightedness
- hypermetropia
- presbyopia
- sight
- eye
- farsightedness
- double vision