Diplopia in the elderly may be caused by visual fatigue, cataract, strabismus, craniocerebral disease, myasthenia gravis, etc. To identify the cause of diplopia and treat the cause, the common treatments are general treatment, medication and surgery.
1. General treatment: Patients with visual fatigue can relieve discomfort through hot compresses and massages to alleviate diplopia symptoms and improve vision.
2. Drug treatment: patients can use neostigmine, galantamine and other drugs to treat diplopia caused by myasthenia gravis, and also use globulin to treat diplopia caused by Guillain-Barré syndrome as prescribed by the doctor.
3. Surgery: patients with brain tumor may also have diplopia, such as craniocerebral tumor, neurological paraneoplastic syndrome, etc. Patients can be treated by surgical resection of the tumor to improve diplopia symptoms. Cataract and strabismus patients can also have diplopia symptoms, which can be treated by cataract surgery and strabismus surgery to improve diplopia treatment.
It is recommended that patients with diplopia should consult a doctor in time to evaluate their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.