Quiz: Diplopia After Bilateral Cataract Surgery

A 78-year-old female presents for evaluation of diplopia. She recently underwent bilateral cataract surgery with multifocal IOLs and no longer requires glasses to see clearly. However, she now experiences constant diplopia if she is not wearing glasses with prism correction. 

6 thoughts on “Quiz: Diplopia After Bilateral Cataract Surgery”

  1. May be patient had pre existing dioplopia but couldn’t not notice due to cataract.After cataract surgery she now getting the problem. Pre operative ocular motility wasn’t tested!!

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    • Her examination findings would suggest that this has been a life-long problem, not directly related to the cataract surgery.

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