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Hello to all of you who have the "reading problem": I have been unable to read for any length of time since first diagnosed 10 years ago. I have trouble going from one line to the next (I tend to repeat the same line over and over again rather than my eyes dropping down. a line). I have tried to use a piece of paper under the line or a ruler, but it is annoying but helpful. I also cannot read at all lying down. This is how I used to read - an hour or so before going to sleep and again in the morning -- and sometimes in the middle of the night. Now I can only read sitting up straight. Although I have double vision in distance vision, the reading problem is a sort of blurring --hard to describe. I also lose interest in the subject matter which once "grabbed me:" -- and still grabs me when I begin -- because of the difficulty in reading. My opthamalogists and optometrists have been no help at all. Their only suggestion is the paper under the line. I do remember there was an academic paper from a opthamalogist/neurologist who specialized in this (a woman I believe) which was circulated on this forum about 5 years ago, but it has been lost in the depths of my computer. I would like to get her name, if possible. Thanks for raising this issue again. Nancy deGrazia mackenzie wrote: >Hi all, > >I haven't noticed that my eyes get tired, but i *have* noticed that i do not read at all anymore (i used to read constantly), nor do i go to the movies. > >if i had to offer an explanation, the best i could do would be to say that i am just not interested... which is odd in and of itself, but then Ellen said she doesn't read as much as she used to, and i start to wonder if other people have experienced a similar change in their reading/movie habits. > >Ellen Luhman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Dear Ray, >I seem to use my new distance-vision glasses only when I have to see the tv >or when riding in a car since I seem to need them less than I used to. For >reading, so far, I hold things farther away. I do notice that my eyes feel tired >and overall, I just read less than I used too. I guess I should try a cheap >pair of reading glasses. >Take care. > >Ellen > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn