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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease that impacts the eyes. Progressive conditions can slowly get worse over time. For some people, AMD can progress into a different condition...

Editor's Note: This article was originally written by Brown Eyed Girl, a MacularDegeneration.net Community Health Leader. This community has taught me everything I know about receiving an injection for wet...

Nothing stresses me more than the fear of taking the eye exam to renew my driver’s license. Once before, I failed the exam and had to jump through several hoops...

My name is Sharon Moore, and I am a Community Health Leader for the MacularDegeneration.net Community. I am a moderator and write articles about my life with advanced dry age-related...

This was the hardest decision I'd had to make regarding my macular degeneration. Over the previous 10 years, there had been other things to decide, but I'd usually had time...

I am pretty sure I am not the only one wondering how in the heck time is flying by. Honestly, each year I scratch my head in amazement over the...

It first appeared weeks before my diagnosis with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). I’d see it when I would get up in the middle of the night, never during the...

After nearly 10 years with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), I was diagnosed with geographic atrophy (GA) in the summer of 2023. Dry AMD patients like me have long hoped for...

Meet Julie Flaherty. Not your ordinary travel agent — more like your EXTRAORDINARY travel agent! Julie travels with a white cane and knows all the ins and outs of traveling...

It was February 18th when I took the troublesome "trip" down a flight of 14 steps. The results of this fall were a slight concussion with a small brain bleed...

This article is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Read Part 1 here. Sitting in the retina specialist’s waiting room, I was thinking about the prospect before me. Would the...

It’s been 10 years since my diagnosis with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in both eyes. My father had the wet form, and I’ve always known I’m at high risk...

One of the joys of retirement is staying in PJs until breakfast. On injection day, I get up early (early for me) because I like to have my appointment as...

Summertime here in the Midwest often revolves around the sun (ha — see what I did there?). There is bright sunshine and blue skies that are often the background of...

I have been living with macular degeneration for 10 years now, and more recently with geographic atrophy (GA). It has taken me a long time to get comfortable managing my...

When was the last time you took a brain break from macular degeneration? Some days, it feels like that’s all I think about. Either I’m reading the most recent research...

Rain, rain, go away... Today started out gloomy. The day started with dark skies, with large looming clouds, with not a lick of sunshine anywhere. To further enhance the day...

In the 10 years since I was diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), I often wished my husband understood what it’s like for me with AMD. Sadly, he was...

My life is good. You all know that because you are my family and friends. You also know there is something wrong with my eyes. But I don’t think most...

"My writing well has run dry," I moaned to my husband. "After almost 5 years into living with my diagnosis of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and 4 years writing...