My husband is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he also is diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. Recently we have noticed this his eyes do not dilate when room gets dark. We know he has a cataract but the doctors cannot dilate his eyes either. Has anyone else ever had similar problems with Parkinson's disease? If so what was the plan of care?
Does anyone have suggestions for making the home safe at night when he needs to use the toilet, he is unable to make it to the light switch on the wall and regrettably or fortunately, not sure on this one, he does not wish to wake me up to assist him by turning on the light. He also can't find a flashlight in the dark, we have attached it to the rail on the bed, but again this isn't working as he can't see. I have a night light on in the bedroom, but the light is not enough for his vision. Does anyone have suggestions for lighting to prevent his running into walls or falling over something that cannot be physically moved?
What I really want to mention though is that Parkinson’s affects the muscles in the eyes as well as the rest of the body. His surgical ophthalmologist said the weakened muscles will make his vision blurry, which is his new complaint.
Would it be a problem to leave the bathroom light on all night? You could close the door a bit to angle the light if it shines on the bed.
Instead of a bright flood light, use one of the bright LED or household lightbulbs.
If there is a bedside lamp one could be put there so when he got up it would go on and one could be placed on his way to the bathroom and in the bathroom. They would go off after a period of time. The lights are LED so they are a nice clean bright light.
She says her glasses don’t even help her anymore. I don’t know if it’s normal aging or related to Parkinson’s.
Sorry, wish I could help more. Best I can say is continue to see an ophthalmologist and neurologist to help control the symptoms.
Best wishes to you and your family.