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Promising Research for Dry Macular Degeneration

While at my 6-month check-up recently, my Retina Specialist told me of promising trials that replace eye injections with an injection in the arm and also, in a pill for...

Does Wearing Sunglasses Make It Harder To See?

Lately I find myself taking off my cocoon (wraparound) sunglasses to see better both inside the car and walking outside. Often I can see more clearly with them off. Anyone...

What are some tips for avoiding falls?

Vision loss can lead to falls. Lack of depth perception and blurry vision are factors making us more prone to falls. A recent fall left me with a T12 vertebrae...

AMD (wet) - Round One

I recently learned of this eye disease - which I now have. I have had one injection -- not bad. I guess the problem I have with this particular disease...

is there a safe treatment for dry AMD

I've been told I have dry AMD. Last august the retina specialist said he had decided after research to not give me injections. Has the treatment improved? what is the...

Macular, degeneration and hydroxychloroquine

I have rheumatoid arthritis and my rheumatologist just switched me from sulfasalazine to hydroxychloroquine. One of the past side effects concerns the retina. Have any of you had this situation?...

chorioretinitis

Hi all, Has anyone ever experienced chorioretinitis in their eye(s). I had it on my childhood and now when I’m 37 I still have it in inactive phase but my...

No Drozun on the Flovia

I was recently diagnosed with dry AMD. My mother had it so I was very upset when told. I'm in Britain so you see an optometrist at the beginning. Anyway...

Has anyone heard about red-light or low-light therapy?

There is research going on about the effects of red light on Dry Macular Degeneration specifically Geographic Atrophy. Check out the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnbGuZIPljs The name is "Dr Eye Health/...

Any suggestions for grocery shopping?

My AMD has been stable for a couple of years now, but I still can’t read fine print on labels. This can be very frustrating at the grocery store, especially...

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