Below is a bit about our journey and experience with eye issues and PSP.
My mom complained about dizziness from the beginning. We realized later it was her eyes that were not moving or working as they should, that was causing it. She described it as many different things—-blurred vision, double vision, spins, dizziness....this was her number one issue. 24/7 dizziness causing balance and mobility issues. Her eyes watered 24/7 and all she wanted was for me to find something to fix it. 💔 We tried EVERYTHING! Some helped (short term and not perfect) and some did not.
1 hour of exercises each day including eye tracking helped. Atropine oral drops under tongue helped with watering eyes. Ultimately she lost most of her vision and had to move her head to try and see as her eyes became weak. There would be some good days but it rapidly progressed the last few months.
We tried prism glasses but her eyes were changing so fast a new script was needed weekly. She use to play games on her iPad but screens started making her eyes worse. And light sensitivity became an issue. (Sunglasses with sides helped indoor and out)
We never found anything that improved it for long so I ended up following her around 24/7 to prevent falls and help her keep as much mobility as possible. When I wasn’t there 3 times, she had a bad fall each time. 💔Such a cruel disease.
Also her ability to look up or down was almost 100% gone. When I would walk with her I would have to say step or bump as she couldn’t see at her feet.
Walking with them is frowned upon as if they fall they can take you down with them...but mom couldn’t use the walker much as she would be to dizzy to control it. She was smaller than me and we never fell! You make do with what you can ❤️🙏 in the end we were using a wheelchair when it became too unsafe.
Hope it may help someone❤️
Here is a LINK to a great Article I found on the topic by Brain Support Network.
Keep fighting and have Hope!
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Laura, thank you for posting your journey with your mother’s eye issues. My father has PSP and is experiencing blurred and double visions, watery eyes and sensitivity to light. Such a impact to his quality of life. I didn’t realize the prescription for prism glasses could need to change to frequently. Good to know.