Summer Eye Healthy Tomato Basil Pasta with Zucchini NoodlesSummertime is the BEST time to get super fresh fruits and vegetables for light and healthy, but filling meals. Remember that the general rule for fruits and veggies is the...reactions4comments
A Sanguine Mindset: Hopeful About Our Future with AMDI'm a very positive guy! You could say I’m a sanguine man... what does that even mean? Sanguine definition (I had to look it up): optimistic or positive, especially in...reactions2comments
How Do I Know Which Supplements I Should Take to Preserve My Vision?Anyone who is part of the macular degeneration world has probably heard a lot of different information about ‘taking vitamins’ or vitamin supplementation. But, vitamin supplementation is just not an...reactionscomments
Asking for Help Makes Others Feel GoodIn real-time, Friday started week five of my COVID-19 required isolation. For many, older, visually impaired folks, there have not been too many differences between the COVID-19 new normal isolation...reactionscomments
What's the Verdict on George Rozakis' Wellness Program?We at MacularDegeneration.net have received inquiries from community members about Dr. George Rozakis and his claims for treatment and cure of macular degeneration. We wanted to learn more. What treatment...reactions2comments
Is COVID-19 Making it Harder for You to Recognize Faces?Tomorrow will be the end of week 4 that I have been in lockdown due to the pandemic. It has been - shall we say? - interesting. A couple of...reactionscomments
Housekeeping and Cleaning Tips for the Visually ImpairedI unleashed my inner domestic goddess today. She doesn’t get out much. If you could see my house, you would know she and I don’t really keep company that much...reactionscomments
A Perspective ShiftIn a recent article, I wrote about how my diagnosis of myopic macular degeneration cured my chronic negativity. Macular degeneration has affected my life in so many ways... sometimes in...reactions1comment
The Sunshine Vitamin and Macular DegenerationAre you getting enough vitamin D? Do you live in an area with lots of sunshine? Closer to the equator is even better. But most importantly, do you get outside?...reactionscomments
Make It a Can-Do Instead of a Can't-Do AttitudeThe phrase ‘can-do attitude’ has been on my mind lately not only as I work with people who have macular degeneration and low vision but also in my own life...reactions2comments
Time TravelHumor me for a few minutes if you will? I’m going to operate a time machine that goes backward and forward, here goes. The first year anti-VEGF was offered for...reactionscomments
Low Vision Kitchen Gadgets: Talking Thermometer and ScaleIn this video, I show my two favorite "must-have" kitchen gadgets! These tools will be extremely useful for anyone with low vision who enjoys cooking! ...reactionscomments
When AMD Settles InAlthough I've shared my story about my diagnosis, there was a point when my vision started to change. When it started to deteriorate it really settled in that I have...reactionscomments
A Dose of LaughterLiving with a chronic health condition can take a toll on your mental health. Life often seems full of the things you cannot do anymore, the ways the disease compromises...reactionscomments
It's the Little Things With Vision LossIn real-time, it is still mid-May, 2020 and we are still in lockdown. One of the many “joys” of the pandemic has been artificial shortages. For the past month, I...reactionscomments
Finding Balance in Your "New Normal" with a RoutineI am not logging on all cylinders. My smooth running state has temporarily been lost. I am pushing and struggling. Quite basically, I have lost my “groove.” Almost literally! I...reactionscomments
Mental Health: A Different PerspectiveHi, friends. It’s me, Andrea! You know, the one who likes to talk about the sometimes uncomfortable topic of mental health? It’s a topic near and dear to my heart...reactionscomments
Macular Degeneration and the FDA: What They Do and What They Don't DoIf you are in the U.S., you most likely recognize that the letters 'FDA' mean the Food and Drug Administration. Do you know, however, what they do and what they...reactionscomments
Similar Experiences, Different PerspectivesOn February 10, 2020 I had the privilege of sharing my journey living with a visual impairment with a group of incredible individuals at the Center for Blind and Visually...reactionscomments
Pushing Forward and Feeling Useful During COVID-19This is the third week I have been working from home. We are doing psychotherapy over video chat and often just plain, old phone. People are either settling in or...reactionscomments
