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Re: eye sight deficiency in PWP
OYE! Sorry folks - I seem to have got my message not only all over the screen (at least that's how it looks on my end), but my grammar's as skewed as my formatting <'Nother "OYE!"> <with shoulder-shrug> (grin) At least I didn't get the world famous "Don McKinley Spell Checker" (teasingly poking fun at ya, Don.) when I was graciously blessed with the "new-to-me-but-old-to-him" Joe Bruman PC monitor after mine died, leaving me unable to logon at ALL! (shuddering at the memory) Oh... and Joe.... I think that your formerly meticulous rmonitor looks MUCH better now that it's covered with yellow Post It notes and assorted other colorful "stuff!" <wee smirk> Seriously, is this guy an angel or WHAT, for immediately offering me the use of his extra monitor?!? Barb Mallut barb_msn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Barb_MSN <Barb_MSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, October 23, 2000 10:29 AM Subject: Re: eye sight deficiency in PWP >Sid and All... > >FYI - It's important that you use the "Refresh" that contains NO >PRESERVATIVES if you want to have maximum benefits of what I've >found to be just about the the BEST O.T.C. artificial >tears-lubricant on the market today - AND the most costly... > >The Refresh articial tears eye DROPS (as opposed to the ointment, >which I've never known about till you mentioned 'em today, Sid!) - >so far as I know - that comes in a single bottle *HAS* >artificial. > >The little teensy-teensy bottle *HAS* the preservative, and the >even >SMALLER, individually packed "drop 'n a half" sized container >*does *NOT* have the preservatives in each container. And you can >read THAT as "tough for Parkie-fingers not to poke an eye out >when attempting to get one or two drops into one's eye, and at >about a BUCK a drop (give or take a few cents) ya REALLY don't >wanna have them drops running down yer CHEEK instead of making it >into your eyes! > >It's obvious that the good folks at Refresh who make this much >needed (tho very expensive in MY book!) product haven't ever >watched a Parkie struggle to hold their individual sized (one drop >per eye in each container) >and at the same time not end up with the drops on your clothing, >or your cheek - all the while PRAYING you don't stick the damned >container clean thru your eye!!! > ><DEEP sigh> > >Barb (squinting at the screen) Mallut >barb_msn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ginal Message----- >From: Sid Levin <Sidlevin2@xxxxxxx> >To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Date: Sunday, October 22, 2000 11:52 PM >Subject: Re: eye sight deficiency in PWP > > >>I can't follow the technicalities of the article on eye >deficiency, but my >>personal experience is as follows: >> >>My eyes were getting worse and the eye doctor said he observed >"crystals" >>forming in my retina. He thought it was due to insufficiency >blinking. PWP >>don't blink enough and also thought it was exacerbated by working >so many >>hours on my computer. >>He gave me Refresh artificial tears and Refresh ointment. (Both >are sold >>"across the counter) Artificial tears are used by most people >that have >>contact lenses. it worked wonders for me. My eyesight is improved >and Doc >>says he doesn't see the crystals anymore. >>Now if I could just get off of this darned computer.
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