Visual Dysfunction: An Underrecognized Symptom of Parkinson’s?

Visual symptoms are a potentially underrecognized and undertreated cause of reduced quality of life in Parkinson disease patients, a new study suggests, as reported in Medscape.

By analyzing data from a large population health survey, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, found that visual dysfunction is significantly more common in individuals with Parkinson disease than in the general adult population.

“The idea that visual symptoms may be associated with Parkinson’s disease is not new, but this is the first time it has been reported on a population level,” lead author Ali Hamedani, MD, told Medscape Medical News.

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