My First Injection for Wet AMD: Not Quite What I ExpectedThis community has taught me everything I know about receiving an injection for wet macular degeneration. I had taken my father for many years to have his injections, but I’d... By Brown Eyed Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
10 Tips for Renewing Your Driver’s License With Macular DegenerationNothing stresses me more than the fear of taking the eye exam to renew my driver’s license. Once before, I failed the exam and had to jump through several hoops... By Linda Hoopes3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Finding Hope and Joy With Geographic Atrophy My name is Sharon Moore, and I am a Community Health Leader for the MacularDegeneration.net Community. I am a moderator and write articles about my life with advanced dry age-related... By Sharon Moore3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
What to Do? A Big Treatment DecisionThis was the hardest decision I'd had to make regarding my macular degeneration. Over the previous 10 years, there had been other things to decide, but I'd usually had time... By Brown Eyed Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
A Summer Trip to Alaska With Limited VisionI am pretty sure I am not the only one wondering how in the heck time is flying by. Honestly, each year I scratch my head in amazement over the... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Grayish Blob in the Night: CBS, AMD, and MeIt first appeared weeks before my diagnosis with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). I’d see it when I would get up in the middle of the night, never during the... By Beverly Dame3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Injection Anxiety After a Delay in GA TreatmentAfter nearly 10 years with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), I was diagnosed with geographic atrophy (GA) in the summer of 2023. Dry AMD patients like me have long hoped for... By Sharon Moore3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Tips From a Frequent Traveler With Macular DegenerationMeet Julie Flaherty. Not your ordinary travel agent — more like your EXTRAORDINARY travel agent! Julie travels with a white cane and knows all the ins and outs of traveling... By Linda Hoopes3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
When Will Driving Be a Thing of the Past?It was February 18th when I took the troublesome "trip" down a flight of 14 steps. The results of this fall were a slight concussion with a small brain bleed... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Has My Dry AMD Changed to Wet? Part 2This article is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Read Part 1 here. Sitting in the retina specialist’s waiting room, I was thinking about the prospect before me. Would the... By Brown Eyed Girl4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
Has My Dry AMD Changed to Wet? Part 1It’s been 10 years since my diagnosis with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in both eyes. My father had the wet form, and I’ve always known I’m at high risk... By Brown Eyed Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments19 comments
My Injection DayOne of the joys of retirement is staying in PJs until breakfast. On injection day, I get up early (early for me) because I like to have my appointment as... By Beverly Dame3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Reducing Anxiety Created by Macular DegenerationWhen was the last time you took a brain break from macular degeneration? Some days, it feels like that’s all I think about. Either I’m reading the most recent research... By Linda Hoopes3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
What Color Is It?Rain, rain, go away... Today started out gloomy. The day started with dark skies, with large looming clouds, with not a lick of sunshine anywhere. To further enhance the day... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Supporting My Newly Diagnosed HusbandIn the 10 years since I was diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), I often wished my husband understood what it’s like for me with AMD. Sadly, he was... By Sharon Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments27 comments
What I Wish My Family and Friends Understood About AMDMy life is good. You all know that because you are my family and friends. You also know there is something wrong with my eyes. But I don’t think most... By Brown Eyed Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments20 comments
Back to Basics"My writing well has run dry," I moaned to my husband. "After almost 5 years into living with my diagnosis of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and 4 years writing... By Beverly Dame3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
A Long, Strange Trip (And Fall): Part 2This article is Part 2 of a 2-part series. You can find Part 1 here. Previously, I shared a story with you about a trip I took. I mean a... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
A Long, Strange Trip (And Fall): Part 1A recent weekend started like most any other weekend for us. Husband and I have been successfully retired for over 10 years. Our routine of sorts has been relatively established... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Macular Degeneration's Impact on Personal RelationshipsWhen someone is diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), it affects everyone in the family, including close friends and even neighbors. Some with AMD think they are the only ones... By Linda Hoopes3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
