Diplopia may result from a variety of causes. The cases reported here illustrate several etiologies, progneses, and diagnostic investigation.
The most common ocular motor palsy was the abducens nerve palsy(48 % ), and the others were oculomotor nerve palsy(24% ), convergence palsy(16 % ), trochlear nerve palsy(8 % ) and divergence palsy(4 %) in this order.
The most common cause of ocular movement palsy was vascular disorder(44 % ), and the other causes were trauma(16 % ), aneurysm(8 % ), neoplasm(4 %) and hydrocephalus(4 % ). The ocular motor palsy due to vascular disorder was best prognosis.
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