Diplopia

{dip-lo* -pe-ah) [61- /.ooc, double;.;. sight]. Double vision, one object being seen by the eye or eyes as two. D., Binocular, the most frequent, is due to a derangement of the muscular balance, the images of the object being thereby thrown upon nonidentical points of the retinae. D.. Cro ed, or D.. Heteronymous, the result of divergent strabismus, the image of the right eye appearing upon the left side, and that of the left eye upon the right side. D., Direct, or D.. Homonymous, the reverse of Cro ed D., found in convergent strabismus. D., Monocular, diplopia with a single eye, usually due to hysteria, or to double pupil, or beginning cataract. Dipota ic i di-po-tas’ -ik) [di, two; pota ium]. Containing two atoms of pota ium in a molecule. Dippel’s Animal Oil. Oleum cornu cervi. An oil obtained in distilling bone and deer’s horn. It contains pyridin and lutidin. It is antispasmodic and stimulant. Unof. Dipping Needle. A magnetic needle so hung that it can move freely in a vertical plane. 230