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Just when I thought I was an expert on healthy eating, my family had a scare due to food allergies and my whole world has been flipped upside down. My...

Barbara (Barb) Manley had been a successful yoga instructor with a large following for many years when she was diagnosed with both wet and dry macular degeneration (AMD) over 5...

Early detection and treatment of wet macular degeneration (AMD) are so very important. Catching it early is essential to keeping your baseline vision intact. The shots do work! I am an...

My initial diagnosis of early-stage dry macular degeneration did not cause great concern. I was not even very surprised since my mom and sister had wet macular degeneration. In spite...

It can be difficult to know what gifts are thoughtful and useful for people living with macular degeneration (MD). Living with impaired and diminishing vision can impact so much of...

Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...

One of the most frightening aspects of living life with macular degeneration is the threat of our independence being stolen away. Absolutely, injections directly into the eye can truly feel...

"Geez, it’s hot." This sentence seems to be the opening statement no matter where I go these days. "Sure is hot out there." "Have you seen the temperature today?" "You...

Do you ever feel like an AMD (age-related macular degeneration) ambassador? Someone who goes out into the world and shows people what AMD looks like? I have been on a...

"We are shadow and light. We're not supposed to know this... We are raised to be bright and shiny, but there is meaning in the acceptance of our dusky and...

I am always changing. As a newborn, I was helpless and defenseless. Time moves on. I grow each year, gaining independence and confidence and becoming the person I was meant...

Many of us worry about seeing a change on the Amsler grid, which we use to check our eyes. I’m one of the worriers, and I saw a change recently...

This has been my lecture to myself lately: “What’s on your bucket list that you haven’t yet done? Instead of thinking of all the reasons you can’t do something, maybe...

More than 1 in 4 people in the United States are living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC). Chronic conditions are diseases that last longer than a year, affect day-to-day life...

I recently had a retinal detachment where about a quarter of the vision in my right eye disappeared into a black hole. By itself, it was a very scary episode...

It’s May and healthy vision month is here! Healthy Vision Month has not always been something that was important in my life, but it certainly has become so in recent years...

The first time I heard about a 5-year plan was when I was a single mother with 2 very young toddlers. That was a long time ago, but these plans...

When I was first diagnosed with macular degeneration (AMD) 10 years ago, it was all in my head. I had the eye exam, heard the results, came to some logical...

Throughout this journey of myopic macular degeneration, there has always been a constant pattern. In the beginning, retinal visits were set for every 6 weeks; carefully monitoring potential bleeds and...

Hi, friends. I’m willing to bet that if you’re reading this article your diagnosis of macular degeneration has, at one time or another, caused feelings of anger. If you personally...