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Henry: According to my opthomolgist when I went to him because of intermittent problems with depth perception, the Parkinson's has made each eye pull outward a minute fraction (non-visable when one looks at me), or what's termed "wall-eyed." Because of that, in order to focus. each eye begins to track independently of each other, with the patient actually seeing out of only one eye at a time. This monocular vision nonetheless fools the brain into believing it's seeing bi-nocular vision because the eye-tracking moves back and forth between the two eyes hundreds of times per MINUTE! (By the way - he said this is not at all that uncommon amongst the "well population"). Our brains adapt to this rapid movement back and forth, except upon occasion, such as when we're driving and there's cars whizzing by in the opposing driection and in the lanes next to us, and THEN the brain goes into it's "WHOA! I'm overloading" mode! :::::poof::::: there goes the bi-nocular vision down the tubes! "Prism" lenses in glasses are supposed to help this... but don't ask me WHAT a prism lense is, because tho I am supposed ot have that in my new glasses, I still haven't noticed either a visual difference OR any sort of object in the lenses which I could identify as a "prism." (but then I'm no optomitrist, either!) As for putting on makeup and that darn eyebrow pencil <sigh> (Oh vanity, thy name is woman") <grin>, please continue to tell your lovely lady that she looks GREAT when she puts on a bit of makeup! ALLLLLLL us "Parkie wimmins" <smile> need incentive to get gussied up, 'cause it's so darn hard to DO sometimes! Please tell her that she's NOT alone in having problems in "putting on her face," and that many of us find that a frustrating chore now, where it used to be kinda fun... Heck... I used to feel like Michaelangelo as I applied my makeup, but now it's more like Picasso! (WAAAAAAAH!!) <giggling> Barb Mallut, [log in to unmask] ---------- From: PARKINSN: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network on behalf of Henry Guttentag Sent: Thursday, August 15, 1996 8:44 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: Eye & manipulating problemls Dear members: My wife Lynne would like to know if any PWP have forced eyeclosure and are loosing perefial (not spelled correct) vision in the left eye. This has made it difficult to apply makeup etc. Another question to the group: Lynne my wife with PD for 8 years has a decreased ability to manipulate the fingers such as, putting eyebrow pencil on or buttoning etc. Thanks Henry Guttentag (Hguttix.netcom.com)