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How Many Eye Doctors is Enough?

Nearly five years ago, as my dry macular degeneration progressed to the intermediate stage, I made the decision to switch to a Retina Specialist (from my Ophthalmologist) and now see...

Surprised To See This

I was surprised to see this ad on the back cover of the Feb/March 2022 AARP magazine which I received in the mail today. It says that “It’s only a...

Stress reduction tips

Macular degeneration can be stressful - from a new diagnosis to eye injection anxiety. Does anyone have tips for reducing stress when worried about vision loss? Do you find that...

FDA release of Apellis injections for dry AMD

Has anybody had the new released injection yet?...

Looking for hope but in the wrong places

Hi. My dad has been suffering from this disease for 10 years. His left eye is stable with the shots and the right eye is too far gone. He is...

How many injections?

Hi everyone, I am so glad I found this site. I am 68, and about a year ago I was diagnosed with macular degeneration in both my eyes. The left...

Posterior cataract needing surgery on my left eye which has age related detaching retina already

Need some encouragement. Because it's my best vision eye they have to operate. My right eye with the drusen that I can't focus out of is actually my best seeing...

Burning pain after shot.

After my first shot, I had very bad burning in that eye for 8 to 10 hours. I told the doc on my second shot and, after the shot, he...

The FDA has approved the first treatment for advanced dry macular degeneration (geographic atropy)

For the first time, a treatment for geographic atrophy, the advanced form of dry macular degeneration, has been approved by the FDA. It involves regular eye injections. If you have...

Dry macular degeneration

I was in shock when my eye doctor told me the year before that I was fine. She had me begin using PreserVision AREDS. I researched and that was all...

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