Why People With MD Don't Just Exercise to "Get Skinny"Somewhere in my early years of diagnosis with MD, I remember my retina specialist saying to me, “Get as skinny as you...reactions3comments
Reducing the Cost of Vitamins and a Healthy LifestyleIn the first article of this series, I explained how expensive buying fruits, vegetables, and vitamins can be. I also discussed the...reactions3comments
Goodbye, Vitreous Gel, I Won’t Be Missing YouI am a runner. Well, I was a runner. Now, I’m more of a walker who wants to be a runner again.This is...reactions7comments
The Science of Sugar and Macular DegenerationThis is the moment you’ve all been waiting for! In the first two articles in this series, I focused on educating you...reactions7comments
Hooray! I’m Stable, or at Least My Eye IsYippee, whoo hoo, congratulations to me! No bleed! For those of you who’ve read my previous story, 'We Begin Again', you’ll remember...reactions5comments
Reducing Injection Anxiety and PainSometimes what we think of as being intuitively obvious and “common sense” is dead wrong. Other times the researchers prove the truth...reactions3comments
Switching Anti-VEGF InjectionsYippee! I’m switching to Eylea for my next injection. I’ve read that some people can be helped by a change. When one...reactions7comments
My Macular Degeneration UpdateI was stopped short the other day, literally, on the way to my retina specialist’s for an injection treatment for wet AMD...reactions2comments
My First Eylea InjectionYesterday as I was sitting in the waiting room at my retina specialist’s office, anxiously awaiting my turn for optical coherence tomography...reactions2comments
My Eylea Treatment Success Story: "Remarkable" Results"Remarkably successful!" Those are the words we all want to hear when we are discussing outcomes with our retina specialist. And those...reactions21comments
Six Months AgoTime is funny. Not in the slap-your-knee kind of funny — funny as in, "How is that even possible?" funny. One day...reactions10comments
Geographic Atrophy Progression and OutlookAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease that impacts the eyes. Progressive conditions can slowly get worse over time. For some...reactions11comments
Suzanne's Story: Using Our Talents for Advocacy and Community SupportContent Note: This article was written by Suzanne Tremolada, founder of the Facebook support group "Living with Macular Degeneration." The views and...reactions2comments
What It’s Like to Live With Vision Loss From Dry AMDAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in people over age 55. There are 2 types: wet and...reactions8comments
Every Day Salads: Fruits and VeggiesFeeding a family healthy food day in and day out is no easy task. Preparing fruits and veggies… and then keeping them...reactionscomments
[Now Closed] It's Giveaway Time!The 2025 Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Here at MacularDegeneration.net, we want to thank our wonderful community members...reactions10comments
Working Through the Unexpected Challenges of the Holiday SeasonEditor's Note: This article was originally written by Brown Eyed Girl, a MacularDegeneration.net Community Health Leader. Things are never really completely "comfortable"...reactions2comments
Creating Stress-Free Christmas Traditions With a Visual ImpairmentIt’s that time of year. Time to start making your Christmas list for the VIPs (visually impaired persons) in your life. Especially...reactions1comment
Dear Santa, All I Want for ChristmasMy days of making Christmas wish lists are long past. Christmas was always my favorite holiday. My family had very little money...reactions5comments
Community Views: Gifts for People Living With Macular DegenerationIt can be difficult to know what gifts are thoughtful and useful for people living with macular degeneration (MD). Living with impaired...reactionscomments
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