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Vision distortion

Hello! I am new to the group but have been living with dry for many years. I was diagnosed with wet AMD in one eye in December. I have received two Avastin shots before my doctor switched to Eyelea. My symptoms are accelerating in spite of the treatment. The last two days, my wavy lines have affected words to the point they are distorted and appear italicized. I found myself covering my eye to read or look at anything because the distortion makes me feed nauseated. Had anyone else experienced this?

  1. Oops feel nauseated, not feed

    1. I'm sorry to hear that your dry AMD has turned to wet. I think I have heard other community members mention that they have tried covering one eye to read, but I think they consider it to be a temporary measure, and not the answer to their difficulties. Are you able to mention this development to your doctor? Wendy, Advocate.

    2. I have the same problem. My retinal degeneration was diagnosed at age 33. Now I am 41 yrs old and I am feeling the exact same problem as you. I have to close my left eye to read. Letters and numbers are falling on each other. I need to work in order to support my family. Is there any hope for us?

      1. are you seeing a retinal specialist? I didn’t know if you had progressed to wet or still dry. There are injections for wet and we are hoping for a treatment option for advanced AMD in the coming year. A low vision clinic could be very helpful at this stage. As for hope, I for one don’t intend to stop hoping for a treatment and even a cure someday. Regards, Sharon Moore patient leader

    3. Thank you so much for your support. I have seen a number of retina specialists. They have described my macular degeneration type as hereditary or genetic type and there is no treatment for this. They don't mention dry or wet so I assume its dry MD. It is non-age related MD.

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