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There are many places I’ve wanted to visit, sites I’ve wanted to see, and things I had planned for my retirement. Some I have managed to do, others were put...

Yes, disease fatigue. I think that I just made up a new condition. Just did a search and it wasn’t there. Chronic fatigue syndrome? Of course, and a bunch of...

After being diagnosed with macular degeneration in 2021, Claire made the hard but necessary decision to get a second opinion and is very grateful today that she did. Claire is...

Our summer days are so much different now than when we were a busy household of 6, raising 4 kids. In those days, the end of school days for the...

I sent in my request for an absentee ballot at the beginning of the week. In Pennsylvania, this is standard practice. I have to renew my request annually. This makes...

If only we'd known about Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) before my mother developed it. It snuck up on our family quickly and without warning. If we’d known it could be...

I don’t know how, but summertime always feels busier than when I’m working full time during the school year. It’s a phenomenon that I haven’t yet been able to completely...

Yippee! I’m switching to Eylea for my next injection. I’ve read that some people can be helped by a change. When one thing stops working, you try something else. At...

Like most chronic health challenges, it becomes a family affair when you’re diagnosed with macular degeneration, directly affecting loved ones. This is an interview of a couple, Linda and John...

“Jack Sprat could eat no fat,” my husband says as I turn up the light over our dining table. “And his wife could eat no lean,” I reply. It has...

It is amazing how it is already summer, it seems like just yesterday the new year started. Hearing the phrase “2022” sounded so futuristic and now it's just another number...

We recently asked community members about their post-injection coping methods. This question generated over 200 comments. Comments about the pain following injections varied from “every injection is extremely painful” to...

I know this may sound a little crazy... but I seriously accidentally switched my contacts one day. They're still not in the correct eyes because... I think I see better...

Springtime in Indiana is usually pretty soggy and this spring was no exception. The last thing I thought I needed was more rain. However, that’s exactly what I DID need...

There’s a lot to be done after your doctor’s visit. That’s the way I look at it, anyway. Most of us have heard suggestions about how to prepare for our...

A distressing aspect of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is that it is progressive. You think you have everything in hand, accommodations match your skills, and – oops! – suddenly, everything...

“Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes...” That was once my exercise phrase. Now my life is governed by “Eyes and ears, back and knees, back and knees.” It's...

I have found a benefit of aging through the words of Sir Francis Bacon in his work, 'Meditationes Sacrae', published in 1597: “Knowledge itself is power.” I certainly find myself...

Welp. One of my worst fears came true yesterday while at my son’s annual optometry exams. I have 2 young sons, aged 11 and 14. My 14-year-old has worn glasses...

How do you like to read with low vision? When you read for pleasure, do you read on electronic devices? Or are you one of the lucky ones still able...