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I have had to stop driving due to vision problems. I find that I cannot change focus and feel that the vehicle is travelling far faster than it actually is. This, of course, makes me anxious which causes stress which worsens the PD symptoms. I am a gibbering wreck after being the car. I now keep my eyes closed or look at my lap. I have trouble reading and use a larger font than I used to when typing. I did consult an eye specialist on referal from my neuro. He found that my eye movements were "jerky" with little upward mobility. ----- Original Message ----- From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 3:56 AM Subject: AND Another Thing (Vision-related) > Hey Youse All.... > > VISION PROBLEMS: As long as we're still on > this topic (Uhhhh.... we ARE still on it, aren't we?) > <everybody nods, "YES"> (smile), I have a > question to put before the group - a question > which might reveal a more serious > PD-vision problem than we'd originally pictured. > > You see, the reason I cut back on my driving to the > point where I might drive a coupla-three miles at a > time, is SOLELY because of PD-related vision > problems. > > As long I as don't drive when I'm "off," then since my > since my Oct. '94 pallidotomy, other than the vision > problems, no other PD symptom has caused me to > be a danger on the road. Unfortunately, I usually > experience SOME vision problems nearly every day. > > I'm curious as to just how many people with > Parkinson's have been forced to STOP driving, > OR have been forced to cut back on their driving > due to PD-related vision problems. > > This issue MAY be something that if addressed by > the opthamology field MIGHT be lessened or > corrected IF the medical field is made aware that > PD-vision problems are MUCH more significant in > affecting the quality of living for those of us with > Parkinson's then had previously been thought. > > Soooo..... let's hear it. How has PD-related vision > problems affected your ability to drive, if at all? > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask]