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Just a short addition to this note by Camilla. We had or have an opthalmologist with PD who has written on this, and her name, I believe, is Jaqueline Winterkorn. Michel 'Carpe Diem' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Camilla Flintermann" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 2:42 PM Subject: Re: PD & eyesight > Elizabeth wrote in part: > SNIPPED > While I > >have you on the line so to speak, I have been very worried about my > >eyesight. It is blurred all of the time. I have seen my optomotrist > >several times and said it could be from the PD, but my neuro says not. Now > >my eye doctor said it is because I have cataracts but are not ready to be > >removed as yet. But here I am with such blurring I can hardly read the > >paper. Has anyone had excessive trouble with the eyesight? > >Boy for someone who dosen't write often I sure made up for it. Sorry this > >was so long. > > Not long at all, Elizabeth---there is definitely a connection between PD > and vision problems. If you check the PIEN archives you'll find many > posts about it, and blurred vision is common. > > The correct address of the archives is now, http://parkinsn.coles.org.uk/, > As John Cottingham has mentioned, there's a search box on his site at, > http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/maillist.html, > Which in fact searches the same places as http://parkinsn.coles.org.uk/., > the old address. > > Hope this helps----and don't hesitate to write again--- > > Camilla Flintermann, former CG for Peter 83/70/55 > Oxford, Ohio > <[log in to unmask]> > > on the web at http://www.geocities.com/camillahf/index.html > and also at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm > > "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! " > And visit the CARE webring at http://www.pdcaregiver.org > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn