Don_--feeling like falling when you close your eyes is scary, but nothing to be ashamed of! It is quite normal, and not just with PD, to have poor balance with your eyes closed. I think vision helps to orient us to the world around us and make it easier to "stay in place". Hope the bruises from your fall the other day are less painful by now! IYQ@... Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter, 78/7, Oxford,Ohio [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ask me about the CARE list for PD caregivers!" * * * * * * * * * * * * * *