Dyskinesia and Blue Lenses

Dyskinesias are uncontrollable involuntary movements particularly affecting some people with Parkinson's Disease (PD).

This video has been made available in order to widen the awareness of PD sufferers experiencing dyskinesia that blue lens glasses may provide a certain degree of relief for some sufferers.

This video was recorded under medical supervision whilst the person was having a UPDRS assessment in 2003.

Blue glasses do not work effectively for everyone however may be worth trying by anyone suffering with l-dopa induced dyskinesias.

The exact specification for the blue lenses follows. Any optician should be able to make the lenses for you.

TINT -- BPI BLUE (2 bottles to 1 quart of water. Must be freshly mixed!!! Tint even
2 days old will not give the appropriate results!!)

LENSES-- CR39 PLASTIC (These are standard plastic lenses. You cannot use those light weight lenses -Hi Index or Polycarbonate for this tint! They will not tint properly.)

TIMING--2 HOURS (It will take right at 2 hours in the tint solution for these to be dark enough to be effective.) ***They will be DARK***

INTENSITY--50 % LIGHT TRANSMISSION (These would be classified as sunglasses in the optical industry. This degree of tint **#3 Blue** is dark and may be too dark for individuals with cataracts. Hopefully your optician will be willing to work with you in achieving the intensity you need.)

This specification was extracted from the following website (it is recommended that you visit this website to get some differing experiences/views of blue glasses):

http://www.parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/archive/220.html

As can be seen in the video, staring hard at bright blue paper also helped control dyskinesia for this person.

These are not sun glasses and offer no protection against ultra violet rays. Great care must be taken whist wearing them when moving around as they cut out a substantial proportion of available light. Depth perception may be affected and they should not be used when driving.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Parkinson's
• dyskinesia
• blue

[Shpazz]

Very interesting video. Can u tell me the type of diskinesia that affects this poor man? Is it corea?

[dyskinesia]

The dyskinesia is caused by long usage of L-dopa.

[heartandsou1]

HI there

Interesting video. Would like to know the theory behind this therapy. Could you point me in the direction of any research or a study on this therapy.

Parkinson's Disease Specialist Nurse

MTPC

[dyskinesia]

Unfortunately I cannot help you as I know of no research. More disappointingly, I have not been able to generate any interest in researching this effect despite several years of trying.

[livefreewithlove]

Really cool. Hope it helps some people

[flyerwolftang]

Deep brain stimulation might be the cure. But research are still needed very much for Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. They are really disabling and debilitating.

[mrmemahu]

Absolutely fascinating.

[ailahtain]

Can somebody explain in a physiological way how this it works? Why with certain colors, the condition of the patient turns better: what is happening in the neurological system? I would be glad if a doctor or a medicine student can answer this.

As a medicine student i will thank you a lot!

[BURRR478]

i saw a few kids at my school wear purplish or blue glasses would this be why maybe?

[Jhcel2324]

Interesting.

This was not mentioned during our discussion about the disease.

[soundhealth]

The color blue in this video has a frequency equivalent that is a G#. According to research at the Institute of BioAcoustic Biology the following information pertains:

this color relates to globus pallidus

The globus pallidus (Latin for "pale globe") also known as paleostriatum, is a sub-cortical structure of the brain. Topographically, it is part of the telencephalon, but retains close functional ties with the subthalamus - both of which are part of the extrapyramidal motor system.

[Able2Freeze]

Awh, im fealing really bad for him.. Looks terrible! Poor man

[brandonr85]

@coldIced It's not just a facial movement; it can affect any part of the body.

[harrygats]

@dyskinesia levodopa is an inhibitor of acth right?so why does it cause dyskinesia? i dont get it hehe