Hacks and Hints for Living With AMD"Hey, I need you to read the directions on this package," I said as I walked over to my husband. He was reading. I was cooking dinner. I’m lucky to... By Beverly Dame3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Sharing My Experience With the HumanWare Explore 12In this video, I show you my new assistive device, the HumanWare Explore 12. The HumanWare Explore 12 is a portable video magnifier that I can use to see documents. I... By Christine Joy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Worried About Disease Progression? We're Here for YouHere at MacularDegeneration.net, many of our community members have expressed worry about the future, including possible vision changes and disease progression. If you have experienced worry, anxiety, sadness, or other... By MacularDegeneration.net3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Lifting the Veil of CautionAll my life I have lived cautiously. Definitely not one to be the adventurous one. You would often find me hanging back in the crowd, avoiding a challenge. Never the... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
📣 Share Your Experience: Poll #5! 📊Managing macular degeneration can feel isolating. Do you feel supported? Let us know below... By MacularDegeneration.net1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
📣 Share Your Experience: Poll #4! 📊While there is no cure for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), there are various treatments available for certain stages of the condition. Respond below about how satisfied you are with your... By MacularDegeneration.net1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
📣 Share Your Experience: Poll #2! 📊Navigating everyday life macular degeneration can have its challenges. Let us know below how often macular degeneration impacts your daily life... By MacularDegeneration.net1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
📣 Share Your Experience: Poll #3! 📊Symptoms of macular degeneration can be different for everyone, and sometimes they vary from day to day. Share what symptoms you experience below!... By MacularDegeneration.net1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
📣 Share Your Experience: Be Part of Our 5-Part Poll Series! 📊What is living with macular degeneration really like? Participate in our 5-part poll series to share your experiences and hear from others in the community. Your insights will help voice... By MacularDegeneration.net1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
What’s on the Menu? Dining Out With Macular DegenerationEating out is difficult when you’re legally blind. My mother loved to go to a restaurant, café, or club (where there was often a band playing), but it was always... By Brown Eyed Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Where's the Light Switch? Moving and Low VisionMoving is _____. Fill in the blank with any word that equals awful or hard work or royal pain. Two days before Thanksgiving in 2023, I was in bed with... By Beverly Dame3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Driving With Geographic AtrophyI was diagnosed over 9 years ago with early stage dry age-related macular degeneration. For several years I progressed slowly to the intermediate stage. In July 2023, I was diagnosed... By Sharon Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments22 comments
Making Adjustments for Macular DegenerationWe all know the downsides of macular degeneration — the blurred vision, the darkness, and the insidious nature of the slow progression of an incurable disease. In fact, it’s very... By Linda Hoopes3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
A Letter to My Younger SelfWouldn’t it be interesting, maybe even amazing, if we could rewind this lifetime of ours and have a better idea and understanding of what living with macular degeneration would be?... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Ads and AMD Awareness"What’s THAT for?" my husband asked. He was looking at an ad on the television. Bright, happy people were biking along a beach. The unpronounceable name of a drug was... By Beverly Dame3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Seeing From the Back of ChurchThe day-to-day living with myopic macular degeneration has become the new "normal" for me. I try to think back to before my diagnosis in 2019, not remembering what the "before"... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Routine to Prevent Eye InfectionWhen I was diagnosed with dry macular degeneration and in the years since, I was never concerned about eye injections or infection. After all, there was previously no treatment for... By Sharon Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Decision Day: Choosing Treatment for Geographic AtrophyI was diagnosed with advanced dry macular degeneration, also known as geographic atrophy (GA), in July 2023. I immediately talked to my retina specialist about Syfovre, the first-ever treatment for... By Sharon Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My 10 Reasons for Hope With Dry AMDI definitely have hope for my future with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Some of my hope is static. It’s probably more like optimism — for example, hoping that scientists will... By Brown Eyed Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Reversing the Negativity of Macular DegenerationOf course, a diagnosis of macular degeneration can bring you down. Realizing it’s an incurable, progressive disease that could leave you only with peripheral vision can look pretty bleak. A... By Linda Hoopes3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments