My New SunglassesHi everyone, I just thought I'd mention: I finally bought myself a pair of Cocoon fit over sunglasses with the amber tint...reactions10comments
A Practical List of Resources for VIPsRecently there was a comment on one of my pages. The reader asked for practical rather than theoretical ways of adapting to...reactionscomments
Managing Post-Injection Eye FloatersRecently we had a question from one of our great community members regarding post-injection floaters. Most of us who get the injections...reactions5comments
GenerationsLife with grandchildren is always an adventure. I have found with each additional grandchild, I am certainly not the same parent-type as...reactionscomments
I Am Not a RobotI am not a robot! Really, I am not. However, it seems that a lot of places think I am and shut...reactions7comments
The Easter Eggs of Macular DegenerationSpring is here and Easter is on the way... but those aren’t the Easter eggs I’ll be writing about in this article...reactionscomments
Eye Vitamins: How Much Zinc Is Too Much Zinc?After my dry macular degeneration diagnosis 8 years ago, I started taking eye vitamins. It didn’t seem complicated. Many eye doctors recommended...reactionscomments
Preventing Eye InfectionsI don't know about you guys, but I am constantly aware that my eyes are touched so much. When I was a...reactions1comment
You Can't Always Believe What You SeeWatching your food move around your plate and then fly off the table would be distressing for anyone. My mother had been...reactionscomments
Visually Impaired and Balance Challenged, What's Next?Remember a few years back when everybody was trying to predict how long you would live by having you stand on one...reactionscomments
The View Out My WindowDecember is quickly ending. This in-between week from Christmas to New Year’s Day has a sense of “what next” to it. The...reactions1comment
From "Woe is Me" to "Whoa, It’s Me!"I did a thing today called putting up a boundary and standing up for what is right. That may or may not...reactions2comments
I’m Proof that Macular Degeneration Is Not a Blindness SentenceI was diagnosed at age 58 with the beginnings of macular degeneration. I had all the risk factors; my mother had lost...reactions10comments
Using (or Avoiding) My Amsler GridWhen we travel, I generally buy at least one refrigerator magnet. The front - and side! - of the fridge is pretty...reactionscomments
You Know the DrillI started this journey in late 2018, early 2019. Somehow those years have slipped by really quickly. A situation that I had...reactionscomments
Thank You for Taking Our Survey!We appreciate you taking the time to answer all of our questions. Your responses will help us better understand life with macular...reactionscomments
The Advantages (and Adventures) of Living with PetsMankind is at the top of the food chain, we are apex predators. But what can we learn from animals, supposedly the...reactionscomments
Learning to Live With One Good EyeRecently, a member of our site asked a question: “Can I wear a patch on my bad eye in order to see...reactions12comments
To Cook or Not to Cook? That Is the QuestionEditor's Note: This article was originally written by Brown Eyed Girl, a MacularDegeneration.net Community Health Leader. Looking at all these newly-bought vegetables...reactionscomments
The Emotional Stages of My DiagnosisI’m extremely passionate about the mental health aspect of disease diagnoses. I recently realized, through my own healing process, that much like...reactions9comments