Camilla, and All...
The good news and the bad news:
First the good news:
Taking the "PD eye problem" a bit further, our List-sis,
Gail Vass, had emailed me a copy of a message
posted on the Sjogren's Syndrome List with the best
eye-drop-advice I've had yet.
FYI... Sjogren's Syndrome is an arthritis-related
Autoimmune disease that effects the eyes terribly! If
ANYONE knows about eyes and disease-caused eye
problems, it's Sjogren's suffers!
The Sjogren's-list-folks recommend the use of
"Refresh Plus" lubricant eye drops made by
Allergan, which has NO PRESERVATIVES. This
last NON-ingredient is very important as far as your
comfort level and unfortunately, it seems all over-
the-counter eye drops DO have preservatives
EXCEPT for the "Refresh Plus" brand.
The reason this brand can omit preservatives is
because EACH dose of eye drops is individually
packaged in single-dose, disposable plastic container.
THAT makes a world of difference in your comfort
level and your eyes'll thank ya for it 'cause they'll feel
SOOOO good after a shot of Refresh Plus - I'm using
the product now and it's GREAT! TOTAL eye comfort!
The bad news:
Thirty individually packaged doses of Refresh plus
(one box of 30) cost $9.95! I use eye drops twice
a day, minimum (used 'em much MORE prior to
changing over to the Refresh Plus product), and this
is just beyond my means on an ongoing basis.
I suspect most other PWPs will feel the same
about the cost.
More "bad news"
I don't happen to have a tremor so it's not TOO tough
for me to pick up, hold, and squeeze the smallish
individual-dose Fresh Plus containers. However, I
can easily see where a Parkie WITH a tremor coming
close to putting an eye out trying to hold and squeeze
those small individual-dose containers.
NONE-THE-LESS... this product DOES bring
SIGNIFICANT relief to painful, stinging ,oh-so-dry
eyes, so IF ya can, I'd suggest trying it.
Barb Mallut
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From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Camilla H.Flintermann
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 1998 7:40 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
Subject: Re: Eye-problems
YES! this, or a variation "eye scrub" of the lids, is standard RX for the
blepharitis that plagues PWPs. Peter has also found it helpful, and we try
to remember to use "artificial tears" As drops a few times a day to combat
the dryness.
>on the advice of my eye doctor, several times a day, i add a few drops of
>BABY shampoo to a cup of warm water and soak my eyes with a tissue that
>has been dipped into the solution.,, been doing it for over a year...
> all i have to do is get complacent and skip a few days and the crusties
>and potential for an irritating stie return... it may help others as well.
>
>
>
>Dale Williams
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Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 80/9
Oxford, OH
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