Vertical Double Vision

Hey,

I was at the cinema just recently. Watched Pirates of the Caribbean
3.... Long film....

Anyhow, after the film, the credits came on.

The screen goes blank, then a white line of text comes.

I noticed though, that half of the text was shadowed underneath.

But staring eventually made the two images converge. Until the next credit.

This wasn't a problem on the film, and my friends didn't see it.

Im quite curious about this given everything that's happened recently -
Blurry vision, MRI's, 5 Dots on a Worth 4 Dot etc....

Obviously I'll report it to the eye doc when next I see him, but if you
can hitherto provide some thoughts to this weary individual, I'd be most
grateful.

Cheers
Simon

On Jun 11, 2:37 pm, Simon Dean <sjd...@simtext.plus.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I was at the cinema just recently. Watched Pirates of the Caribbean
> 3.... Long film....
>
> Anyhow, after the film, the credits came on.
>
> The screen goes blank, then a white line of text comes.
>
> I noticed though, that half of the text was shadowed underneath.
>
> But staring eventually made the two images converge. Until the next credit.

By any chance, Simon, did you try to close or cover one eye while this
was happening (was it monocular or binocular diplopia)?

Were you sick, tired, stressed, or ... drunk at the time?

I hope so. That's the best way to see most movies ;-)

Neil Brooks wrote:
> On Jun 11, 2:37 pm, Simon Dean <sjd...@simtext.plus.com> wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> I was at the cinema just recently. Watched Pirates of the Caribbean
>> 3.... Long film....
>>
>> Anyhow, after the film, the credits came on.
>>
>> The screen goes blank, then a white line of text comes.
>>
>> I noticed though, that half of the text was shadowed underneath.
>>
>> But staring eventually made the two images converge. Until the next credit.
>
> By any chance, Simon, did you try to close or cover one eye while this
> was happening (was it monocular or binocular diplopia)?

Damn. Don't tell me I have to go and watch it again...? Didn't think
about this.

>
> Were you sick, tired, stressed, or ... drunk at the time?
>

Not sick or drunk. Tired or stressed are open to opinion, but I do not
believe I were.

> I hope so. That's the best way to see most movies ;-)
>

Cheers
Simon

On Jun 12, 2:37 am, Simon Dean <sjd...@simtext.plus.com> wrote:
> Neil Brooks wrote:
> > On Jun 11, 2:37 pm, Simon Dean <sjd...@simtext.plus.com> wrote:
> >> Hey,
>
> >> I was at the cinema just recently. Watched Pirates of the Caribbean
> >> 3.... Long film....
>
> >> Anyhow, after the film, the credits came on.
>
> >> The screen goes blank, then a white line of text comes.
>
> >> I noticed though, that half of the text was shadowed underneath.
>
> >> But staring eventually made the two images converge. Until the next credit.
>
> > By any chance, Simon, did you try to close or cover one eye while this
> > was happening (was it monocular or binocular diplopia)?
>
> Damn. Don't tell me I have to go and watch it again...? Didn't think
> about this.
>
>
>
> > Were you sick, tired, stressed, or ... drunk at the time?
>
> Not sick or drunk. Tired or stressed are open to opinion, but I do not
> believe I were.
>
> > I hope so. That's the best way to see most movies ;-)
>
> Cheers
> Simon

neils response gets to the question of binocular vs. monocular
diplopia. its important to know which one it is. if you saw five
dots on a worth four dot, and if the double vision at the theater
slowly resolved into single vision after a few seconds, i believe you
probably have binocular diplopia with a vertical component. happens
expecially if you get tired and especially in the dark (=less
available visual detail which facilitates fusion). do you notice it
when driving at night? do you ever get headaches?

its a good idea to visit your eye doctor soon. tell them your
observations and have your prescription checked. have your binocular
vision checked (sounds like you must have some problems there already
if your getting a Worth test). make sure the lenses in your glasses
are properly aligned so you are not inducing prism.

Simon Dean wrote:

> Hey,
>
> I was at the cinema just recently. Watched Pirates of the Caribbean
> 3.... Long film....
>
> Anyhow, after the film, the credits came on.
>
> The screen goes blank, then a white line of text comes.
>
> I noticed though, that half of the text was shadowed underneath.
>
> But staring eventually made the two images converge. Until the next
> credit.
>
> This wasn't a problem on the film, and my friends didn't see it.
>
> Im quite curious about this given everything that's happened recently
> - Blurry vision, MRI's, 5 Dots on a Worth 4 Dot etc....
>
> Obviously I'll report it to the eye doc when next I see him, but if
> you can hitherto provide some thoughts to this weary individual, I'd
> be most grateful.
>
> Cheers
> Simon

Doesn't sound so different from how my astigmatism manifests, but
definitely one eye at a time. Sure it's not just that?

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