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Does it ever end...??? Nic 57/15 On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:46 PM, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Parkinson's News from Viartis: > > 12th June 2009 - New research > PARKINSON'S DISEASE CAUSES THINNING OF THE RETINA > Archives of Ophthalmology [2009] 127 (6) : 737-741 (Hajee ME, March WF, > Lazzaro DR, Wolintz AH, Shrier EM, Glazman S, Bodis-Wollner IG.) Complete > abstract > People with Parkinson's Disease have been found to suffer a thinning of the > retina. The retina is a light sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of > the eye that is essential for vision. For more information about the retina > go to Retina. A study quantified the thickness of the retina in people with > Parkinson's Disease. No difference was found in the thickness of the outer > retinal layer in Parkinson's Disease, when compared to people of the same > age that don't have Parkinson's Disease. However, the thickness of the inner > layer of the retina was found to be significantly reduced in Parkinson's > Disease. This lessening of the retina could affect eyesight as Parkinson's > Disease progresses. This effect on the retina may be because dopamine, whose > deficiency causes Parkinson's Disease, besides being produced in the brain, > is also produced in the retina, and so is liable to cause deficiency > symptoms there as well. In order to refer to this article on its own click > here. > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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