COVID-19 Has Delayed My Dry AMD Clinical TrialAs some of you may recall, I am in a clinical trial with a medication that is supposed to slow the rate of progression of my vision loss. At least... By Sue LaBar Yohey2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Mental Health: A Different PerspectiveHi, friends. It’s me, Andrea! You know, the one who likes to talk about the sometimes uncomfortable topic of mental health? It’s a topic near and dear to my heart... By Andrea Junge5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Similar Experiences, Different PerspectivesOn February 10, 2020 I had the privilege of sharing my journey living with a visual impairment with a group of incredible individuals at the Center for Blind and Visually... By Christine Joy2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Pushing Forward and Feeling Useful During COVID-19This is the third week I have been working from home. We are doing psychotherapy over video chat and often just plain, old phone. People are either settling in or... By Sue LaBar Yohey3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Sunglasses 101Wearing sunglasses seems like a simple task. But is it? Signs of spring are everywhere! Longer days, chirping birds, and warmer temperatures have arrived here in the Midwest and I... By Andrea Junge5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
One White Pine: Building Spaces for Living & HealingProfessor and landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom has been designing and building therapeutic gardens for over 20 years. Here, he shares his unique viewpoint on the power of nature to heal... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Adapting to Another New Normal: Macular Degeneration and CoronavirusI started my “new normal” life as a VIP about 50 months ago. I started my “new normal” life as a COVID-19 refugee about 15 days ago. No, I have... By Sue LaBar Yohey3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
In Spring, Every Day is BlursdayMy springtime allergies are making it very hard to focus my itchy, watery, blurry eyes. All this on top of the scotoma from my dry macular degeneration lightly smudging the... By Cora Lyn Sears2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
If You Smoke, Your Eyes May Benefit From QuittingSince most of us are “of a certain age,” I think you will remember cigarette ads on the television. Remember the antics of Joe Camel and the rugged, independent demeanor... By Sue LaBar Yohey2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
In Search of SolutionsFor most of my life, I thought I was like a cat! Throw anything at me and I’d land on my feet. Ahh, the confidence of youth! Remember the days... By Richard Hallberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The (Virtual) Doctor Is In! Sharing Telehealth ExperiencesAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues, telehealth is being used by more and more people. Telehealth is also sometimes called telemedicine or virtual care. Whether you have been using telehealth for... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Social Distancing Spurs Telehealth SurgeThe technology needed for virtual healthcare has been around for decades. But virtual care has not been widely used in the United States until recently. The recent public health emergency... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Excuse Me, Doctor. May I Ask a Question? I'm New to This.You will find articles on this site and others with lists of questions to ask your eye specialist when you're newly diagnosed with macular degeneration (AMD or MD). I'm not... By Linda C Moore5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Helping Our Eyes Through Exercise and Physical ActivityI went skiing yesterday. Loved it! I am a pretty mediocre skier but I love being on the mountain on a cold, crisp day with a blue sky and the... By Sue LaBar Yohey2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Grief, Loss, and Surrendering to What ‘IS’ During COVID-19Confession: I cried all day today. Oh, and also...I’m still crying right now. I am a teacher who lives in Illinois and our schools were just canceled for the remainder... By Andrea Junge4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
May is National Salad Month! Let’s Celebrate (Quarantine Style)!May is National Salad Month! I bet you didn’t even know there was such a thing. But there is...because salads are important, that’s why! For those of us battling macular... By Andrea Junge5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Come With Me for Your First Eye InjectionHow did we get here? Ok, so by now we’ve seen our optometrist and he/she discovered some anomaly’s during the eye exam. The optometrist then referred us to an RS... By Richard Hallberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments23 comments
The Difference Between AMD and MMDHere at MacularDegeneration.net, we all have one thing in common... we are struggling with vision loss. Either we, ourselves, have been diagnosed with some form of degenerative eye disease or... By Andrea Junge3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Are We Becoming Cyborgs? The First Wireless Retinal Device ImplantAnybody else a Trekkie? Star Trek premiered in September 1966. That was when I was just starting the eighth grade. The crew of the Enterprise had some really cool things... By Sue LaBar Yohey2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Running RonMy family decided to quarantine in Ohio with some close friends. President Trump declared a state of emergency, school was called off, and the next day I was headed two... By Andrea Junge3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments