Good morning, it is Friday morning as I sit and write this post about Parkinson’s and eyesight, how many of us thought PD would have anything to do with our eyesight, not me that’s for sure.
It seems it is not uncommon for those of us with PD to have difficulty in focusing on nearby objects, this is because we lose the ability to converge with the eyes in order to focus.
This leads to blurred vision, often with double vision when reading. This book says that relief can sometimes be found with a slight prismatic correction in prescription reading glasses, whatever, that means.
Focusing movement of the eyes may be slowed which is a problem with driving, as the PD suffer may not be able to shift gaze fast enough.
Then there is the reduction in blinking which may lead to dry eyes and a tendency for crusting on the eyelids and of course soreness. If one has dry eyes artificial tear eye drops should be used for relief.
Sometimes the drugs used to treat the disease may affect focusing, thankfully this usually only happens when starting a medication and after a bit things improve. Although in some rare cases the drug may increase the fluid pressure in the eye and provoke glaucoma which isn’t good. As this can cause pain, vomiting and deterioration of vision.
More to come next week.
Jo-AnneRamplings 
Dearest Jo-Anne,
All not very favorable conditions…
Well, even I have problems with my eyesight these couple of weeks but I presume it is just because of lack of good REST—enough REST that is.
It is now 20:27 and I will brush my teeth and slip under the down duvet.
Tomorrow is an emotional day and hopefully it will be a nice one for Pieter’s Memorial Service.
Big hugs,
Mariette
Parkinson’s effect so much more then I thought it did.
I hope Pieter’s memorial goes well and you get through such a hard day as best you can.
Yes, it all went well and we even had sunshine after heavy rain and thunderstorms!
I actually did know that Parkinson’s can affect eye movement and it makes sense that in turn causes visual problems. Thanks for providing this piece of insight. I subscribed to your blog in my feed reader.
There is so much I do not know but I am slowly learning, I will be popping over to check out your blog soon.