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.
Occipital Lobes. The occipital lobes are the location of the primary visual cortex and the visual association areas. Injury or lesions to the primary visual cortex cause vision impairments such as blindness or blind spots in visual fields. Damage to the association area can cause difficulties including visual distortions (aka agnosias) and visual inattention.