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Injection Protocol for EyleaHD

My dry AMD just turned to wet in my right eye. I got my second shot of EyleaHD yesterday, and the doctor said to come back in six weeks. I...

Reading an eye chart with MD

How does MD affect the ability to read an eye chart for an eye exam? I thought difficulty in reading an eye chart was due to lens problems not retinal...

What are your recommendations for assistive technology?

Hi! I was reading about the E-Sight glasses. I come from a middle-income household. And I wanted to know how worth it are the E-Sight glasses? Are they more for...

Eye irritation and sinuses

I have recently been diagnosed (at 53) and am trying to learn all I can. One issue I have is that my eyes are _very_ sensitive to irritants - makeup...

Geographic Atrophy?

Have you heard of geographic atrophy? This is considered the late stage of dry macular degeneration. Have you been diagnosed with it? Join the conversation and share your story with...

Still coming to terms with what this means for my life.

I was diagnosed with dry MD about a year ago after treatment for a retinal tear. The retina specialist talks mostly about watching for problems with the retina, not my...

I need advice

I was recently diagnosed with MD in my left eye. This was discovered during a recent exam. Prior to this (my last exam was in the UK last September) there...

Name of procedure that puts dye into your arm

I was supposed to have this at my last exam. I changed docs and I think the new one will be doing this but I would like to know what...

I am terrified.

Grandmother had mac-degen and a few other problems that left her without sight. I was diagnosed with rapid onset non-age-related macular degeneration about two months ago. I am a 58-year-old...

Should I see a specialist?

I was recently diagnosed with early-stage dry AMD (lots and lots of drusen but no visual changes). I'm 52. My drusen were only found because I told my optometrist that...

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