Prisms eliminated diplopia in most patients with retinal disease-related double vision
Prism Success in Patients with Diplopia and Retinal Pathology.
Mariam Tadross … Michelle M Falcone
Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026
Purpose
To evaluate the effectiveness of prisms in treating binocular diplopia in patients with retinal pathologies and to evaluate factors associated with treatment success.
Methods
Prescribed prisms with ≥1 follow-up were included.
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Results
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prisms stopped double vision entirely for most patients treated
More results
No significant associations were found between treatment success and type of retinal pathology, visual acuity, age, or prism type (Fresnel or ground-in) (all p > 0.05).
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Conclusion · 1 of 2
Prisms effectively eliminated diplopia in most patients, though adjustments were frequently necessary.
Conclusion · 2 of 2
Discrepancies between measured and subjectively preferred prism magnitudes highlight the importance of careful, individualized prism trials.