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Vision in Parkinson’s: What Concerns You Most? – Webinar Notes

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How Parkinson's Can Affect Vision
Image source: Slide from webinar presentation. 

Vision problems are among the most common — and most under-discussed — symptoms in Parkinson’s disease, affecting everything from reading and screen use to balance and driving safety. In early April, PMD Alliance hosted a webinar in which movement disorder specialist and neuro-ophthalmologist Dr. Shahnaz Miri answered vision questions submitted by people living with Parkinson’s. She was joined by Dr. Scott Sorenson, an ophthalmology resident, who provided a talk at dry eye disease. 

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Sign Up Now for New Stanford Imaging Study – for those with PD and Healthy Individuals

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Brain scan

Volunteers are needed for a Stanford imaging research study on glutathione levels.   Glutathione is an antioxidant naturally made by the body that is important for protecting cells from oxidative damage. Its levels have been shown to be reduced in Parkinson’s, but there is currently no way to easily measure this in patients.  The researchers hope to see if they can indirectly measure brain levels of glutathione using imaging scans.  If you are 40-80 years old, have Parkinson’s OR are healthy without a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis, and can lie flat in a brain MRI scanner for up to 45 minutes, contact the study team.  

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Ask the Expert: Join APDA and Dr. Rebecca Gilbert on Smart Patients, May 4-6

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Rebecca Gilbert, MD, PhD

From May 4 through May 6, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is hosting a three-day Ask the Expert session on Smart Patients, its online Parkinson’s disease (PD) community. Dr. Rebecca Gilbert, APDA’s Chief Mission Officer, will answer questions from community members about all aspects of PD, including testing, diagnosis, symptom management, surgical treatments, and working with your healthcare team.

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Artist Draws Local Couple, the Coleys, as Part of PD Caregiving Experience 

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Canadian artist with Parkinson’s Barbara Salsberg Mathews has created a set of illustrations to place Parkinson’s caregivers under the spotlight.  One of her illustrations is a local Morgan Hill couple, the Coleys.   The artist says, “Denise Coley (diagnosed 2018), lives with Parkinson’s…and often struggles with appetite. Her husband, Bernard Coley, creatively prepares ‘showcase plates’ to entice her to eat, proving that sometimes, you taste with your eyes first.”  See the illustration of the Coleys and others.

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