Dear List-family....

Just a quick note to let ya all know that next week I plan to
tabulate and report on the information so many of ya have
emailed to me or List-posted regarding about PD-vision
problems and  how it's affected the driving of people with
Parkinson's

Overall tho, the thing that stands out is that there are a LOT
of Parkies suffering from PD-induced vision problems.  A LOT!

IF ya want to be included in this informal poll, feel free to
email
me personally (tho be aware that due to volume, I generally
will not reply to most messages)  The question I asked was
"Has your PD-related vision problems caused you to stop
driving or curtailed your ability to drive whenever you
want or need to?"

Barb Mallut
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-----Original Message-----
From: D J Roll <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: AND Another Thing (Vision-related)


>I have had to stop driving due to vision problems.  I find that I
cannot
>change focus and feel that the vehicle is travelling far faster
than it
>actually is.  This, of course, makes me anxious which causes
stress which
>worsens the PD symptoms.  I am a gibbering wreck after being the
car.  I now
>keep my eyes closed or look at my lap.
>
>I have trouble reading and use a larger font than I used to when
typing.
>
>I did consult an eye specialist on referal from my neuro.  He
found that my
>eye movements were "jerky" with little upward mobility.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 3:56 AM
>Subject: AND Another Thing (Vision-related)
>
>
>> Hey Youse All....
>>
>> VISION PROBLEMS:   As long as we're still on
>> this topic (Uhhhh.... we ARE still on it, aren't we?)
>> <everybody nods, "YES">  (smile), I have a
>> question to put before the group - a question
>> which might reveal a more serious
>> PD-vision problem than we'd originally pictured.
>>
>> You see, the reason I cut back on my driving to the
>> point where I  might drive a coupla-three miles at a
>> time, is SOLELY because of PD-related vision
>> problems.
>>
>> As long I as don't drive when I'm "off," then since my
>> since my Oct. '94 pallidotomy, other than the vision
>> problems, no other PD symptom has caused me to
>> be a danger on the road.   Unfortunately, I usually
>> experience SOME vision problems nearly every day.
>>
>> I'm curious as to just how many people with
>> Parkinson's have been forced to STOP driving,
>> OR have been forced to cut back on their driving
>> due to PD-related vision problems.
>>
>> This issue MAY be something that if addressed by
>> the opthamology field MIGHT be lessened or
>> corrected IF the medical field is made aware that
>> PD-vision problems  are MUCH more significant in
>> affecting the quality of living for those of us with
>> Parkinson's then had previously been thought.
>>
>> Soooo..... let's hear it.   How has PD-related vision
>>  problems affected your ability to drive, if at all?
>>
>> Barb Mallut
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