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Re: BLURRED VISION


You wrote:

>
>Hello!
>
>I have just joined this list at the urging of my grandmother, who
doesn't have
>a computer, when she read about the list in a Parkinson's newsletter.
My
>grandmother was diagnosed with Parkinson's about eight years ago; she
is now
>82 and still very mobile, but has lost strength and is shaky.
>
>About a year ago she began having episodes of blurred vision; quite
suddenly
>her vision would blur, not blacking out, just blurriness so that she
couldn't
>read or see much beyond light and dark shapes.  It would come on
without
>warning and go away just as suddenly, though resting seemed to bring
her
>vision back sooner.
>
>Has anyone else come across similar difficulties with vision?
>
>Anne Sibley (SIBLEY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
>
>
Anne:  What medication(s) is she on?  Some of these can cause blurring
of vision.

Best,

Bob


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