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Dear Edith, It sounds like you have been having lots of PD eye problems. I have divergence. This is a real treat. I drive down the road , without my glasses which do correct for the problem, and I have oncoming traffic going on both sides of my vehicle. I have to go between the two perceived vehicles and hope I dont hit anything. PD is a real challenge if nothing else. Article from Jacqueline Winterkorn was helpful to take to my eye doctor. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edith Love" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 11:18 AM Subject: Blurred Vision > Elizabeth, sad to say, some neuros don't know a thing about PD and its > family except what's written in their desk resource! From my standpoint, > vision difficulties for many, are a precursor of PD, PD+, and the > "symptomed" undiagnosed. > > I'm myopic and have always been sensitive to glare. The year I was > diagnosed, two things occurred that I considered very frightening. The > first was awakening one morning to discover bright lights shooting from the > periphery of my eyes. I rushed to the opthamologist and was told, if I > remember correctly(terminology alludes me)that it might be a corneal > separation. This condition stayed with me for a couple of months; then it > disappeared. > > Next, on my trips to and from work-facing the sun both ways-the glare was > so intense, I could barely keep my eyes open. Finally, my eyes literally > closed one afternoon as I drove. I was petrified. The curb seemed so far > away! > I can't tell you how I got home or how I got to the doctor's office. > > The opthamologist found that my eyes were dry as a fossilized bone! > Refresh Plus and Lacti Lube were recommended. Other than this, no changes > had occurred relative to the physical condition of my eyes. Four months > later I was diagnosed somewhere under the PD umbrella. > > Since that time-six years-more often than not, my eyes are blurred all the > time. Most of the time they don't clear until three or four in the > afternoon; other times they don't clear at all. Lately, my glasses are > useless, and I find myself trying to read through the fuzz without them. > However, there is nothing physically wrong with my eyes! The culprit is in > the brain stem! > > As Camilla says, much has been written on this subject. You're not crazy. > You're not imagining things. You may have to make some life-changing > decisions, but you will overcome, and we'll be here to walk with you. > > One final comment. Many newcomers have joined the list family of late. > Your input is needed in THE HOW DID WE GET HERE ANYWAY SURVEY which is > ongoing on PIEN until the second week of November. I can be reached at > [log in to unmask] > Join us as we search for commonalities. Along with stem cells, we may be > the windows to our own cures! > E of the headdress > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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