Ask the Advocates: Raising Awareness, Sharing SupportFebruary is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month. This year, here at MacularDegeneration.net, we're bringing together perspectives from our Community Health Leaders on raising awareness, sharing knowledge,...
Hello, Geographic Atrophy"Well, this sucks." To be honest, this was my reaction to first hearing that I now have geographic atrophy (GA), the advanced stage of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in...
Living With Myopic Macular Degeneration: New Year ReflectionsHard to believe that we are at the beginning of 2025. Just yesterday we were welcoming the new year in 2024. My mom always says the older you get, the...
Ask the Advocates: Raising Awareness, Sharing SupportFebruary is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month. This year, here at MacularDegeneration.net, we're bringing together perspectives from our Community Health Leaders on raising awareness, sharing knowledge,...
Hello, Geographic Atrophy"Well, this sucks." To be honest, this was my reaction to first hearing that I now have geographic atrophy (GA), the advanced stage of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in...
Living With Myopic Macular Degeneration: New Year ReflectionsHard to believe that we are at the beginning of 2025. Just yesterday we were welcoming the new year in 2024. My mom always says the older you get, the...
Ask the Advocates: Raising Awareness, Sharing SupportFebruary is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month. This year, here at MacularDegeneration.net, we're bringing together perspectives from our Community Health Leaders on raising awareness, sharing knowledge,...
Hello, Geographic Atrophy"Well, this sucks." To be honest, this was my reaction to first hearing that I now have geographic atrophy (GA), the advanced stage of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in...
Living With Myopic Macular Degeneration: New Year ReflectionsHard to believe that we are at the beginning of 2025. Just yesterday we were welcoming the new year in 2024. My mom always says the older you get, the...
Life With GA: You Can Laugh or You Can CryTruthfully, I have done my fair share of both laughing and crying. After 10 years of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), I was diagnosed with geographic atrophy (GA) in early...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
My Journey From Optometrist to Ophthalmologist to Retina SpecialistIt was an optometrist who initially diagnosed my age-related macular degeneration (AMD) about 10 years ago. She was aware of my family history: My mother had dry macular degeneration and...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Featured forum AMD Awareness Month 2025: Early Signs & Symptoms Welcome to our forum dedicated to Macular Degeneration Awareness Month 2025! This forum aims to raise awareness about Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and educate the community on its early signs...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Featured story Year 7 Since DiagnosisMy AMD was caught by a smart optometrist 7 years ago. I started vitamins, wore dark sunglasses and a visor on sunny days, and was seen yearly by an ophthalmologist...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
