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Dr. Jacqueline, I read your answer to Bill and felt encouraged to relate to you this fact that happened to me as long as you are a PD and olpht. specialist : I was taking a weak or small dosage of Eldeprenyl(selegiline) and levodopa(madopar like) when I started to perceive "flyes"(irregular fine stretches of lines) around the periphery of my eyes.I went to consult a ophtalmologist and he said my vison was 95% OK and I was starting with some cataract process yet very mild and in the begining.In the mean time I started too to have some problems with miction.I went to a urologist clinic and after several unpleasant examinations and tests in the bladder and protaste I was prescribe some meds that I decided not to take any.Instead I decided to suspend slowly the Eldeprenyl and now after some time these symptoms desapeared and there is quite a time. Would you have something to comment about it ? It would be welcome and appreciated. My best wishes to you, Jacqueline Winterkorn, PhD, MD wrote: > > Bill: > Some visual problems especially common in PD: > 1. Drying of the cornea owing to infrequent blink and exacerbated by > autonomic dysfunction and medicines, causes eye pain and blurred vision. > Treat by clearing up blepharitis with lid scrubs and applying non-preserved > tears frequently. > 2. Convergence insufficiency causes diplopia at near [for reading]. > 3. less often divergence insufficiency causes diplopia at distance > Prism and/or translucent occlusion of one spectacle lens improves function > and comfort. > 4. Vertical gaze, especially upgaze, may become slowed or absent, but must > discriminate frrom "PSP" [progressive supranuclear palsy - > Steele-Richardson-Olshewsky] in which downgaze is especially impaired and > fixation instability i.e. square-wave-jerks makes reading difficult. > 5. It's hard to read when your head is shaking or you cant hold a book > still... > 5. Of course, having PD does not exempt us from the usual problems of aging > eyes-- > glaucoma, presbyopia, cataract, macular degeneration > It sounds simple, but often takes some practical solution that is not > offered. > Just yell and I'll try to help. > Jacquie -- +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+