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Autoimmune diseases are so difficult to diagnose sometimes. You don't mention what your other symptoms might have been other than the double vision. Double vision turns up in other diseases. Prednisone is no picnic either. What is it supposed to be doing for you? Did they do any bloodwork? Do you have signs of inflammation in your bloodwork?

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Yes I’ve had blood work it comes back good

Good morning., Thank you so much for responding. Im having a lot of pain in my lower abdomen and constant nausea. The inflammation came up on the CT scans. It's inflammation in my lower bowel and intestine. So far I keep hearing no one knows how to treat what I have. But the rheumatologists is trying to send me to the Mayo clinic in Phoenix to get treated. And I also have a colonoscopy coming up Monday, hoping to get some answers with that.

A variety of medicines can be a common cause of Binocular Diplopia. I was prescribed Alphagan P for increased interocular pressure. (I do not have glaucoma, and hope to prevent it.) After using those eye drops a few months I suddenly began seeing double. According to Mayo Clinic, Alphagan P “commonly causes” double vision. After reading that, I immediately stopped taking it. Seeing double was frightening! Then I noticed gradual improvement. What a relief when it finally resolved after 3-4 months!

One of my Opthalmologists, a retina specialist aged 70, informed me that after taking a doubled amount of Flomax he got double vision.

Suggest researching online to determine whether any of your meds may be a cause. Interestingly, my prescribing Opthamologist refuses to accept the the eye drops he prescribed may have caused double vision. Wishing you, and your eyes well, and hoping you will continue feeling uplifted by seeing beauty in your daily vistas.

So you were diagnosed with MG. Have you looked up the symptoms of MG? Do they match what you are going through? You really must do some research. I recommend reading ess77's response to you. Good advice, and good questions. I've been diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica. Before the diagnosis, I never heard of it. But now, even though I"m "mostly" convinced that's what I have, I do research every single day. You can never know too much. Because frankly, the doctor's don't know enough! You have to be a part of the team trying to help you. I'll be watching for updates. Good luck