Macular Degeneration and Glaucoma: What’s the Connection?Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, ahead of glaucoma and cataracts combined. People with macular degeneration do not usually go completely blind. However... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Take the Health and Media Habits Survey!The Media Habits Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Managing a chronic condition is not easy and can be physically and mentally exhausting. What types of media... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A New Television and a Bionic Eye... The Wonders of TechnologyOne of these two things mentioned above has just come into my life, and no doubt you can guess which one. Yes, I’m the proud owner of a new television... By Brown Eyed Girl4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Community Views: I Knew it was Time to Visit the Eye Doctor When...Some of the early signs of macular degeneration may be very subtle, a gradual progression we may not notice. Until sadly we do and hope it’s not too late. Until... By Cora Lyn Sears2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Finding Support When Newly DiagnosedTrying to calm someone newly diagnosed with AMD works about as well as trying to baptize a cat. Don’t feel bad, we all were gobsmacked when we got our initial... By Richard Hallberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Keeping Up With the Cool Kids (and Technology)It is rough hanging with the cool kids when you are visually impaired! All my friends text. They use those emoticons and emojis that you can find “under” the smiley... By Sue LaBar Yohey3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Community Views: Advice for the Newly DiagnosedRecently our editorial staff posted a question: What is a good piece of advice for someone newly diagnosed with MD? These prompts, or questions are posted to allow the community... By Sharon Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Subway AdventuresHi! Hopefully, this will be the end of the 'Sue’s Great Adventures' series for a while. I imagine you are getting tired of me cheerleading and telling you how absolutely... By Sue LaBar Yohey3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
10-Year ChallengeThe 10-year challenge is the latest social media craze, and in honor of this particular challenge, I have decided to reflect on where I was 10 years ago. At this... By Christine Joy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Preparing for a TripThe dogs have been anxiously following me around all evening. I sit down on the couch to try to use my iPad and Maggie is in my lap, whining and... By Sue LaBar Yohey2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Subtitles, Close Captions, and Audio DescriptionsI love crime dramas. With the coming of fall, I get to binge on CSI, FBI, NYPD (all those letters) when the new shows come out. Recently, I found myself... By Sue LaBar Yohey3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Confessions of a Macular Degeneration Diagnosis: A Devastating Delivery“There’s nothing more we can do for you; you’re going to eventually go blind.” - My Diagnosing Retina Specialist Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. **Insert long, dramatic pause and slow eye blinks... By Andrea Junge3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Eye-Healthy Spring Fruits and VegetablesThere’s nothing more disappointing while grocery shopping than going in search of some fresh produce and finding something that looks more like a science experiment. Am I right? More often... By Andrea Junge2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A Day in My Life with Dry Macular Degeneration I was diagnosed with early-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) six years ago by my optometrist. The first two or three years I continued with life as usual and saw... By Sharon Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments47 comments
Visible Changes for the Vision ImpairedCanada is finally beginning to take notice of the very real segment of the population that is legally blind or visually impaired. Those of us who find certain activities of... By Cora Lyn Sears2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Make the Shift from Sad to GladIf you’re like me, there are days I slip into a major “Pity-Party,” when my negative thinking takes over and crowds my mind with all the unwelcome challenges of macular... By Linda Hoopes3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The Next LevelMyopic macular degeneration is a lot of words to use to simply say the vision I have now is remarkably different than when I was younger. What once was clear... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Vitamin OrganizationHoly moly! I don’t know about you, but keeping my vitamins organized can feel really overwhelming sometimes! I was just organizing my vitamins this morning and realized I take a... By Andrea Junge3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
To Pluck or Not To PluckIt’s always something... Life with macular degeneration has its own “sense of humor,” it seems. At times this twisted path of humor does not really make me laugh per se... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Community Views: Taking a Closer Look at MacularDegeneration.netRecently the editorial staff of our community posted a prompt. A prompt is an effort to stimulate your responses about our community. Prompts are our way of engaging the community by asking... By Richard Hallberg2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments