Allergies can cause many ear, nose, and throat symptoms in children, but allergies can be difficult to separate from other causes. Here are some clues that allergies may be affecting your child. Children with nasal allergies often have a history of other allergic tendencies (or atopy).
Is the diplopia constant or intermittent? Causes of intermittent diplopia include thyroid disease, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, and exo/eso breakdown. Causes of constant diplopia include cranial nerve palsy, thyroid or myasthenia gravis cases, and post-surgical cases. The most frequent surgical case that can result in diplopia is cataract surgery.
While double vision (also called diplopia) may be temporary, you should still schedule an eye exam with your eye doctor to find out what's going on. Double vision can occur by itself with no other symptoms. Depending on the cause, other symptoms may be present with double vision, such as: Misalignment of one or both eyes (a wandering eye or cross-eyed appearance) Pain with eye movements in one or both eyes.