Thinner layers of the retina may predict PD

[Ethin]

"Individuals with PD have reduced thickness of the INL and GCIPL of the retina. Involvement of these layers several years before clinical presentation highlight a potential role for retinal imaging for at-risk stratification of PD."n.neurology.org/content/ear... . Interesting - but I doubt I would have been interested in taking such a test. Not before there exist much better ways of controlling and potentially preventing PD, anyways.

[Boscoejean]

"Sometimes a thin scar tissue forms over the macula, causing it to become wrinkled or “puckered.” Macular pucker is sometimes also called “cellophane maculopathy” or an “epiretinal membrane.” “Puckering” of the macula occurs when a thin film of scar tissue forms over the surface of the retina." Macular pucker definitely affects vision in a negative way. You don't see a lot of acknowledgement of issues with the retina as a symptom of Parkinson's. It seems like there is no system that goes completely unaffected when a person has PD. This is different from the diagnosis of macular degeneration.

retinalmd.com/retina-condit....

[Nobbig]

Greetings!

Just a simple comment on the site. It would seem, Ethin, you have included your comment "interesting" as part of the site name, Interested folk need to delete the "interesting" before going to the site.

Sincere regards, Brian.

[Ethin in reply to Nobbig]

Thank you very much for the suggestion, Brian! I have edited the link, should be working now. Cheers.

[katherinecompton22]

Aah . . . . In 2012 I had to have surgery to repair a macular hole in my right eye. It was explained to me that aging, sticky vitreous humor had separated from the retina (not unusual), but a thinning piece of macula stuck to it and was torn away, thus the hole. In 2016 I was diagnosed with PD. I had wondered if there was a connection.