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Our amazing group of macular degeneration advocates answered a few questions to share their experiences and tips with the community. In this "Ask the Advocates" article, we asked our advocates...

During my freshman year of college, I learned the term deserving poor which in essence means those who cannot be blamed for their poverty; their impoverishment is not due to...

Hi! I am home but my head is on vacation...and I don’t think you know me well enough to follow up on THAT statement. Anyway, got to thinking about our...

I’ve been a mom for 12 years and a teacher for 15. I have two young, very active sons and take care of a classroom filled with 28 children every...

I have a good friend of almost 30 years whose favourite pastime on her days off was to hop in her little antique car and go wherever the road led...

Thanksgiving is generally thought of as a day to feast and enjoy food while gathered around a table with family and friends. But, Thanksgiving is also a season of reflection...

With Thanksgiving approaching, there’s a lot of talk about being grateful and counting our blessings. At various times along the journey with macular degeneration (MD) and other challenges that life...

It’s that time of year again where many of us visit family and friends to celebrate the holidays. This is supposed to be a really fun venture, and it can...

When I had my baby boy four months ago, I didn’t really think about baby classes and how I may find them difficult. With my first son, eight years ago...

Have you joined the large group of people who have been converted from reading printed books to what is called e-books (also called ebooks or electronic books)? Most of the...

Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for all of our blessings. Many Americans celebrate this special holiday by gathering together with friends and family around a table of food...

Living with Stargardt's and knowing in the future that I most likely won’t be able to drive fills me with absolute dread. I passed my test at 17 and have...

I went out dancing last night. How many years has it been? Too many to try and count. Three of my friends and I, all senior women, had a great...

Many of us know that diet and exercise are important to the health of our eyes, as there is so much information about them in the macular world. We know...

That is such an easy question! In my Facebook group, I have members from all over the world, of all ages, and with various stages of macular degeneration. Most of...

If you haven’t heard the awesome news, in honor of World Sight Day, Google Maps has added a new feature for those of us struggling with vision loss (or for...

Making a diagnosis of AMD and ruling out other similarly presenting conditions can be quite difficult, and will depend on physical exam findings, symptoms experienced, and the results of imaging...

Recently, my cousin and I went to Dave and Buster's to celebrate his birthday. To set the scene, there are a few things you should know about me... The first...

I am in the vagabond mindset as of late. You know the “get me out of here...NOW” mood. I held off my wanderlust all summer with a handful of fun...

Pigment epithelial detachment is a condition that happens when specific layers of cells behind your eye come apart, or get detached. This kind of detachment happens when you have extra...