I am having trouble with my eyes.

[pokoono]

when i read a book the words dance all over the page and it goes a bit blurred. Does anybody else have that trouble

[wordworks2001]

I, fortunately do not have that problem but my eyes do get "tired" and sometimes words are blurry if I read for more than 15 minutes or so. The eyes work by muscles so it is only natural PD sometimes affects them too. I have heard some PwPs can't move their eyes at times and have to turn their heads to focus on things around them.

[muttie]

see my blog HAS PD EFFECTED ANYBODYS EYESIGHT for lots of good advice

[Anemone]

My eyese have been a problem. Haven't read more than a couple of paragraphs in a couple of years. I listen to books on my MP3, but I can paint (more or less). It may vary from time to time. Don't have any advice.

[jmezg]

Try looking up ocular tremors. My neurologist said my vision problems were NOT PD related. Well, it seems they are.

[Susie01 in reply to jmezg]

I posted a study a couple of weeks ago on occular tremors and reposted it again today.

My neurologist said my eyes would get better with the PD meds, I no longer have the double vision and have only had 2 visual hallucinations since on medication, but I cannot track lines in a book and have even more trouble tracking on the computer!

I often wish that doctors could live in our bodies for a while so they could have a better understanding of what we are dealing with.

I have had lots of problems with my mouth, gums, etc. When I brought up the subject with my neuro, he said it was not related. I ask the same question here and the respose was overwhelming...,

[Susie01]

This is a copy of what I posted a couple of weeks ago. I can no longer "track" a line in a book, makes it very difficult to read.

Prior to PD I typically read an average of a book a month and I miss that! I don't know that I would do any better on a Kindle because I also find it difficult to follow lines on the computer.

I do buy some books on CD, I can listen to them in the car or when I am cleaning, but it can be expensive. If you have a Cracker Barrel in your area, they have a selection of books on CD which you can rent and return. I think they can be returned at any of thier locations since some people will listen while traveling.

I do not have an MP3 player, but there may be books you can download for a price, much as music can be.

When I write a message online, I use spaces between comments because it is easier for me to read with spaces.

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Occular Tremors

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Now I know why I have so much trouble tracking lines on the computer! One thing I have found is to use spaces between comments that are longer than 3-4 lines.

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Article Date: 11 Apr 2012 - 11:00 PDT

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A study, published Online First by Archives of Neurology, reveals that persistent eye tremors seem to be common in individuals suffering from Parkinson's disease (PD). Ocular tremors can prevent eye stability during fixation and results from the study indicate that precise oculomotor testing could provide an early physiological biomarker for diagnosing Parkinson's disease.

George T. Gitchel, M.S., of the Southeast Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Va., and his team explain:

"Although a number of studies describe various oculomotor abnormalities in subjects with PD, conflicts about the specific deficits remain."

The researchers conducted the study in order to examine oculomotor function in 112 individuals with Parkinson's disease and a group of 60 healthy individuals. Participants' oculomotor function was assessed during fixation, as well as while they tracked a moving target on a computer screen.

The researchers explained:

"The major finding of the present study was that using modern eye movement tracking, oscillatory fixation instability was universally seen in a large cohort of 112 patients with PD.

The fact that this behavior was universally observed in every tested patient with PD, including unmedicated patients, suggests that ocular tremor is a function of the disease process and not induced by medication."

Persistent ocular instability while fixating on a target was observed in all 112 participants with Parkinson's disease, compared with only 2 of the 60 healthy participants. In addition, the researchers found that oculomotor parameters were no different between individuals with Parkinson's disease on medication and unmedicated patients with PD.

The researchers conclude:

"All patients with PD exhibited persistent ocular tremor that prevented stability during fixation.The pervasiveness and specificity of this feature suggest that modern, precise oculomotor testing could provide a valuable early physiological biomarker for diagnosing PD."

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