I often get questions from people in the Parkinson’s community about various symptoms they are experiencing. Is it the Parkinson’s or something else they ask. I usually refer them to their neurologist. Recently, I had a few people ask about changes in their vision which led to challenges in their daily living. I had never thought about vision changes being a thing. So, I sought an expert to explain what vision changes may occur with a Parkinson’s diagnosis, why they may occur and what can be done about it. Whether you are currently having issues or not, I think you will benefit from the information shared in this episode. https://www.pennmedicine.org/providers/profile/ali-hamedani https://www.nanosweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 Thank you to my sponsor, Boston Scientific, the maker of Vercise Genus, a Deep Brain Stimulation or DBS system. To learn more about Parkinson’s treatment options, please visit DBSandMe.com.
058 The Eyes Have it – PD and Vision Changes
I often get questions from people in the Parkinson’s community about various symptoms they are experiencing. Is it the Parkinson’s or something else they ask. I usually refer them to their neurologist. Recently, I had a few people ask about changes in their vision which led to challenges in their daily living. I had never thought about vision changes being a thing. So, I sought an expert to explain what vision changes may occur with a Parkinson’s diagnosis, why they may occur and what can be done about it. Whether you are currently having issues or not, I think you will benefit from the information shared in this episode. https://www.pennmedicine.org/providers/profile/ali-hamedani https://www.nanosweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 Thank you to my sponsor, Boston Scientific, the maker of Vercise Genus, a Deep Brain Stimulation or DBS system. To learn more about Parkinson’s treatment options, please visit DBSandMe.com.
This was a timely topic for me. I have an appointment with a neuroopthomologist in about 6 weeks. They are hard to come by because there are very few of these doctors. I can only conclude that eye problems are not as common to Parkinson’s than other issues (motor and non-motor problems).
This doctor did not discuss my particular issue which is that my eyes stick togehter when I blink and can only be opened with my hand. I guess that this is further evidence that not all people with Parkinson’s have the same symptoms.
Very interesting!