double vision

noun

Examples of double vision in a Sentence

He wore special glasses to correct his double vision.
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Vision Changes Some people with metastatic breast cancer may experience vision changes, such as blurred vision, double vision loss, or seeing flashes of light. Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025 The result was a kind of double vision in which the past both illuminated and obscured the present. Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 But Francis of Assisi does have double vision, maneuvering constantly between hagiography and history, legend and fact, heaven and Earth, miracles and—what’s the opposite of miracles? James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025 Have a neuromuscular disorder such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis (MS), muscular dystrophy, or myasthenia gravis (MG), as these individuals may be at a higher risk of side effects like muscle weakness, double vision, difficulty swallowing, and eyelid drooping. Sara Hoffman, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for double vision

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double vision was circa 1860

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“Double vision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20vision. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

double vision

noun
: vision in which an object is seen as double (as from unequal action of the eye muscles)

Medical Definition

double vision

noun

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