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You're wrong, Parkinson's is the thief that keeps on taking! Nic 57/15 On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 9:27 PM, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > No, Parkinson's is the "gift" that keeps on giving! > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Nic Marais" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 1:49 AM > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: PD Causes Thinning of Retina > > > 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 >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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