For the third time, Marc Marquez was diagnosed with diplopia. Most recently, Marquez suffered from visual impairment after falling at the Mandalika MotoGP. Repsol Honda on Tuesday (22/3/2022) announced that Marc Marquez was diagnosed with diplopia.
Reporting from the Allaboutvision.com page, diplopia is a condition in which a person sees two images of the same thing or object. Diplopia is also known as double vision. Marc Marquez was diagnosed with diplopia after having an accident during a warm-up or warm-up session ahead of the Indonesian MotoGP race at the Mandalika Circuit, Sunday (20/3/2022).
At that time, Marquez had a high side accident at Turn 7 of the Mandalika Circuit while warming up. After experiencing the accident, the MotoGP medical team confirmed that Marquez had a concussion and some minor trauma. The Spaniard was then taken to a local hospital in Lombok to undergo a more complete examination. As a precautionary measure, the MotoGP medical team and Repsol Honda jointly decided that Marc Marquez would not take part in the race at Mandalika.
After the Indonesian MotoGP, Marquez then returned to Spain. Repsol Honda later said that the six-time MotoGP world champion had diplopia. This was known after Marquez experienced discomfort with his eyesight upon his arrival in Barcelona on Monday (21/3/2022).
This is the third time Marc Marquez has experienced diplopia. Here are the summary history of diplopia experienced by the 29-year-old racer:
Moto2 Malaysia 2011
Reporting from Visordown, the first time Marc Marquez experienced diplopia was in the 2011 season when he competed in the Moto2 class. At that time, Marquez had a serious accident while undergoing a practice session at the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit. As a result of the accident, Marquez was diagnosed with diplopia and had to miss the final race of the season. Furthermore, he lost the opportunity to win the 2011 Moto2 world title which was finally won by Stefan Bradl.
MotoGP 2021
Marc Marquez’s second experience of experiencing diplopia occurred in the 2021 season. At that time, Marquez had to miss the final series in Valencia because he had diplopia. Marquez suffered from visual impairment after he had an accident while practicing motocross. As a result of the accident, Marquez suffered a mild concussion and diplopia. Marc Marquez also had to miss the final race of the season in Valencia, November 14, 2021.
MotoGP Indonesia 2022
MotoGP Indonesia at the Mandalika Circuit is a nightmare for Marc Marquez. In the qualifying session, Marquez crashed twice. Marquez’s bad luck continued on race day. When undergoing a warm up, Marc Marquez fell at Turn 7 of the Mandalika Circuit. This resulted in the MotoGP and Repsol Honda medical teams made the decision that Marquez was not fit to take part in the race. The latest news, Marc Marquez was diagnosed with diplopia after falling in Mandalika.
