Dr. Kavitha Kalaivani

Senior consultant, Department of Paediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai

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Dr. KavithaKalaivaniNatarajan presently working as a Senior Consultant in the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Sankara Nethralaya, a unit of Medical Research Foundation for 15 years. She has completed her under graduation and post-graduation in Madurai, followed byfellowship training in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. Her special interests are 1. Pediatric cataract management, 2. Adult strabismus, 3. Surgical management of nerve palsies, 4. Traumatic cataract management in children and adults, 5. Adult cataract surgeries, 6. Paediatric neuropathology

  1. Articles 1 Apr 2021 14 min read

    Evaluation of a case of Diplopia

    What is diplopia or double vision? Diplopia or double vision by definition is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced in any direction. Other terms could be blurred vision, shadowing, or confusion. Is it uniocular or binocular diplopia? The first step to evaluate diplopia is to differentiate between uniocular and binocular diplopias as the management varies completely. If the diplopia disappears on covering either eye the diplopia is binocular. If diplopia is persistent or worsens if one of the eyes is occluded then it’s uniocular diplopia of the other eye. Uniocular diplopia Any corneal surface problems like tear film abnormalities, uncorrected astigmatism, early stages of cataract, subluxated lens, or early macular issues can cause uniocular diplopia. A simple pinhole test can confirm the same. The management of this is to address the cause. Binocular diplopia Binocular diplopia is double vision typically arising as a result of strabismus or

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