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"Hey, I need you to read the directions on this package," I said as I walked over to my husband. He was reading. I was cooking dinner. I’m lucky to...

In this video, I show you my new assistive device, the HumanWare Explore 12. The HumanWare Explore 12 is a portable video magnifier that I can use to see documents. I...

Here at MacularDegeneration.net, many of our community members have expressed worry about the future, including possible vision changes and disease progression. If you have experienced worry, anxiety, sadness, or other...

All my life I have lived cautiously. Definitely not one to be the adventurous one. You would often find me hanging back in the crowd, avoiding a challenge. Never the...

Managing macular degeneration can feel isolating. Do you feel supported? Let us know below...

While there is no cure for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), there are various treatments available for certain stages of the condition. Respond below about how satisfied you are with your...

Navigating everyday life macular degeneration can have its challenges. Let us know below how often macular degeneration impacts your daily life...

Symptoms of macular degeneration can be different for everyone, and sometimes they vary from day to day. Share what symptoms you experience below!...

What is living with macular degeneration really like? Participate in our 5-part poll series to share your experiences and hear from others in the community. Your insights will help voice...

Eating out is difficult when you’re legally blind. My mother loved to go to a restaurant, café, or club (where there was often a band playing), but it was always...

Moving is _____. Fill in the blank with any word that equals awful or hard work or royal pain. Two days before Thanksgiving in 2023, I was in bed with...

There is a famous quote by Alexander Graham Bell that says, "When one door closes, another opens." The quote ends with, "But we often look so long and so regretfully...

I was diagnosed over 9 years ago with early stage dry age-related macular degeneration. For several years I progressed slowly to the intermediate stage. In July 2023, I was diagnosed...

We all know the downsides of macular degeneration — the blurred vision, the darkness, and the insidious nature of the slow progression of an incurable disease. In fact, it’s very...

Wouldn’t it be interesting, maybe even amazing, if we could rewind this lifetime of ours and have a better idea and understanding of what living with macular degeneration would be?...

"What’s THAT for?" my husband asked. He was looking at an ad on the television. Bright, happy people were biking along a beach. The unpronounceable name of a drug was...

The day-to-day living with myopic macular degeneration has become the new "normal" for me. I try to think back to before my diagnosis in 2019, not remembering what the "before"...

When I was diagnosed with dry macular degeneration and in the years since, I was never concerned about eye injections or infection. After all, there was previously no treatment for...

I have been living with myopic macular degeneration (MMD) since March of 2019. The moment I noticed the wavy door frames and blotchy and blurry vision is when this journey...

I was diagnosed with advanced dry macular degeneration, also known as geographic atrophy (GA), in July 2023. I immediately talked to my retina specialist about Syfovre, the first-ever treatment for...