Managing Post-Injection Eye FloatersRecently we had a question from one of our great community members regarding post-injection floaters. Most of us who get the injections have floaters lasting anywhere from a few hours...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
GenerationsLife with grandchildren is always an adventure. I have found with each additional grandchild, I am certainly not the same parent-type as I was with our own children. Interacting with...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I Am Not a RobotI am not a robot! Really, I am not. However, it seems that a lot of places think I am and shut me out of their systems. I was on...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Easter Eggs of Macular DegenerationSpring is here and Easter is on the way... but those aren’t the Easter eggs I’ll be writing about in this article. There is another type of Easter egg defined...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Eye Vitamins: How Much Zinc Is Too Much Zinc?After my dry macular degeneration diagnosis 8 years ago, I started taking eye vitamins. It didn’t seem complicated. Many eye doctors recommended PreserVision based on the AREDS 2 study. However...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Preventing Eye InfectionsI don't know about you guys, but I am constantly aware that my eyes are touched so much. When I was a kid it always felt really gross to think...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
You Can't Always Believe What You SeeWatching your food move around your plate and then fly off the table would be distressing for anyone. My mother had been “seeing things” for quite a few months, but...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Visually Impaired and Balance Challenged, What's Next?Remember a few years back when everybody was trying to predict how long you would live by having you stand on one foot and shut your eyes? Those who toppled...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The View Out My WindowDecember is quickly ending. This in-between week from Christmas to New Year’s Day has a sense of “what next” to it. The Covid-19 restrictions have certainly put a damper on...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
From "Woe is Me" to "Whoa, It’s Me!"I did a thing today called putting up a boundary and standing up for what is right. That may or may not sound like a huge feat, but for me...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I’m Proof that Macular Degeneration Is Not a Blindness SentenceI was diagnosed at age 58 with the beginnings of macular degeneration. I had all the risk factors; my mother had lost her central vision to dry macular degeneration, I...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Using (or Avoiding) My Amsler GridWhen we travel, I generally buy at least one refrigerator magnet. The front - and side! - of the fridge is pretty much covered. There is, however, at least one...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
You Know the DrillI started this journey in late 2018, early 2019. Somehow those years have slipped by really quickly. A situation that I had not anticipated at all snuck up on me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Thank You for Taking Our Survey!We appreciate you taking the time to answer all of our questions. Your responses will help us better understand life with macular degeneration. New here? We invite you to explore...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Up Close and Personal with Linda HoopesThis is the first of a series of informative video interviews of people living with Macular Degeneration (MD). Since MD makes reading difficult for many, the intent of this series...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Advantages (and Adventures) of Living with PetsMankind is at the top of the food chain, we are apex predators. But what can we learn from animals, supposedly the lesser species? Let me start out by saying...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Learning to Live With One Good EyeRecently, a member of our site asked a question: “Can I wear a patch on my bad eye in order to see better?” This really got me thinking and researching...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
To cook or not to cook? That is the question.Looking at all these newly-bought vegetables recently on my kitchen counter, I wondered what I was going to do with them. I’d chosen the red, yellow and green variety which...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Emotional Stages of My DiagnosisI’m extremely passionate about the mental health aspect of disease diagnoses. I recently realized, through my own healing process, that much like stages of grief, I have experienced emotional stages...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Finding Tax AssistanceAs I said in my last article, ‘Tis the season! Tax season. Yuck! Taxes are miserable enough to file whomever you may be, but what do you do if you...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments