What’s on the Menu? Dining Out With Macular Degeneration...Eating out is difficult when you’re legally blind. My mother loved to go to a restaurant, café, or club (where there was often a band playing), but it was always... By Brown Eyed Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Active 3 days agoStargardt in left eye dry macular in rig...I'm legally blind, can't drive and wondering what can be done for Stargardt. I've been told it's a rare and progressive. Would love more inf...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosisDry AMDInsurance & Disability
Active 3 days agoHas anyone started injections for GA?...I have been getting Lucentis injections for about 15 years, which has helped me greatly. I only drive in daylight, and familiar areas. I will be 92 years this June...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosis
Active 3 days agoMyopic MD...We as a group are in the minority of other macular degeneration people- I was always very nearsighted…. Today my vision is WAVY in one eye and to read a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosis
Where's the Light Switch? Moving and Low Vision...Moving is _____. Fill in the blank with any word that equals awful or hard work or royal pain. Two days before Thanksgiving in 2023, I was in bed with... By Beverly Dame3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Active 5 days agoRetna hole...Had to start injections last July for wad. Dr said the eye was responding great. Just a few short days later it hemorrhaged..tried to do surgery but a cataract stopped...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 replies
in and out...Thank goodness I have a great Dr.!! Been doing this for 14 years and am so thankful for the process my Dr. uses, I arrive on time for my 3pm...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
Not Again!...I was diagnosed with wet amd in my right eye four months ago. Last Friday, my left macula is swollen..I will my rentinagolist in 3 week. I'm afraid.I'll have wet...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Inherited Dry Macular Degeneration...My grandmother became blind, as did my mother. I was diagnosed last year but told that I was still ok to drive, which put me in a panic because we... By CommunityMember70e8ab1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The Journey Begins...I had gone for a routine eye exam a year ago and she referred me to a specialist. I went to the specialist and they ran all these weird tests... By CommunityMemberc20da11 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Never Thought It Would Happen to Me!...I was diagnosed with dry MD about 20 yrs ago. Didn't think too much about it as my siblings had not been diagnosed. So in 2019 I had cataract surgery... By Wammie1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Does anyone have mCNV?...What treatments are there? Has anyone tried Lucentis?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
Driving With Geographic Atrophy...I was diagnosed over 9 years ago with early stage dry age-related macular degeneration. For several years I progressed slowly to the intermediate stage. In July 2023, I was diagnosed... By Sharon Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments22 comments
Making Adjustments for Macular Degeneration...We all know the downsides of macular degeneration — the blurred vision, the darkness, and the insidious nature of the slow progression of an incurable disease. In fact, it’s very... By Linda Hoopes3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Active 8 days agoSymptoms of wet AMD...I was diagnosed with wet AMD in my left eye in 2019. Unfortunately, it wasn't caught early enough, and I have scarring of the macula and loss of central vision...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesSymptomsWet AMD
New treatments for Dry macular degeneration ...Har there been any discoveries in threading dry AMD ?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Medications for wet md...Which meds do you recommend for the treatment for wet md. I am receiving injections but want to know which is the best. Thank you....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
A Letter to My Younger Self...Wouldn’t it be interesting, maybe even amazing, if we could rewind this lifetime of ours and have a better idea and understanding of what living with macular degeneration would be?... By Debbie Havens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
If you could go back in time, what advice would you give yourself?...If you could go back in time or talk to a younger version of yourself, what would you say? What advice would you give to the younger you about coping...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCopingAwarenessTips & Advice
red light therapy...Would like to know if anyone has been using the red light therapy for dry AMD. Prof Jeffrey recommended Eyepower at the Macular Society Conference last November. Thanks....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
