Re: speculations regarding vision-gait

[Gerry & Brig Haines <Brignal1@xxxxxxx>]

In a message dated 5/4/99 11:12:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
74244.1521@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<<  too have been most impressed with the number of PWP who report problems
 with vision.  It prompted me to ask the following question which went
 largely unaswered:  of those of you who have problems of vision, how many
 of you also have gait disturbances?  According to my unproven  speculations
 I would propose that there are two categories of vision:  one is conscious
 seeing which is seeing in the "ordinary" sense i.e. vision filtered
 th >>

Tom's comments on the above struck a cord with me.  Brig's first symptoms
were a gait problem on the left side and when he looked up at the sky, he
seemed to lose his balance.  He had no tremor which stumped the doctors.  It
was only after a year that he was diagnosed with PD.  He is now having
trouble with vision, when reading he has double vision and if he tries to
drive when off, has the double vision as well.
Very Interesting.
Gerry