Medical history (history of the patient) is an important component in the diagnosis of diplopia (double vision).
Family history
- What is the general health of your relatives?
- Are there any diseases in your family that are common?
- Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Are you exposed to harmful working substances in your profession?
- Is there any evidence of psychosocial stress or strain due to your family situation?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- How long have these changes existed?
- Was there a trigger for the appearance of the double vision?
- Have the double images been present continuously since or do the double images occur intermittently?
- Are the double images bilocular?
- Do the double images only occur with certain viewing direction?
- Do any other symptoms occur? Headache, dizziness, etc.?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you drink alcohol at an increased rate? If so, what drink(s) and how many glasses of it per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, which drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (neurological diseases, eye diseases).
- Surgeries (eye surgeries, brain surgeries).
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Environmental history
Medication history
- Sedatives such as benzodiazepines
- Opiates
* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Information without guarantee)
