A Decade on This Macular Degeneration Journey: What’s Changed?...Living with macular degeneration, I’m usually looking forward, trying to prepare for what might come in the future. Just recently I’ve realised...reactions10comments
Hear + Now: Biosimilars for the Treatment of Wet AMD...Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the 2 kinds of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It occurs when blood vessels leak...reactions8comments
Hear + Now: Building Mental Muscle for Macular Degeneration...A diagnosis of macular degeneration can feel overwhelming. Many people experience emotions like anger, frustration, fear, and sadness as their vision changes...reactions19comments
Progress Report: My Geographic Atrophy Treatment...On October 24, I went to my retina specialist for my fifth Izervay injection. It’s been quite a year after getting my diagnosis...reactions50comments
Community Team...Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who...
Understanding Mental Health and Mental Health Resources...Living with a chronic illness is about more than just physical symptoms. It also impacts how you think, feel, and act. For...
Understanding Mental Health and Mental Health Resources...Living with a chronic illness is about more than just physical symptoms. It also impacts how you think, feel, and act. For...
Ask the Advocates: Mental Health and Macular Degeneration...The mental and emotional impact of a macular degeneration diagnosis is often overlooked, from the shock and fear of initial diagnosis to...reactions2comments
Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent...
The Confident Patient: Izervay Astellas MD (2026)...Talking to your doctor just got easier – this guide shows you where to start.
Mental Health and GA...I was diagnosed with early stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) 12 years ago. In those early years it was easy to cope...reactions7comments
My Journey From Optometrist to Ophthalmologist to Retina Specialist...It was an optometrist who initially diagnosed my age-related macular degeneration (AMD) about 10 years ago. She was aware of my family...reactions16comments
Medication for AMD...I was diagnosed with dry AMD in 2020. About 2 years ago my eyes had progressed to wet AMD in the left...reactions3comments
Dry to Wet in One Eye...My one eye has gone from dry to wet. I'm happy because now I'm getting an Eylea shot. And already, after 2...reactions3comments
My Diagnosis Story: Linda...It's my 10-year anniversary with macular degeneration! It’s hard to believe it’s been over 10 years since I was diagnosed with age-related...reactions2comments
Understanding My Diagnosis: From Macular Degeneration to Geographic Atrophy...When I was diagnosed with early stage macular degeneration, I wasn’t surprised. Both of my parents had it, so I had always...reactions4comments
Wild Ride Mentally and Physically...I have had eye problems for years — keratosis and astigmatism. My macula had been getting worse; then, last June, in 5...reactionscomments
My AMD Journey...I was diagnosed with wet AMD about 3 years ago and started injections in my right eye the same day. Initially I...reactionscomments
Very Fortunate...Several years ago, my ophthalmologist told me I had the beginning of macular degeneration. My mother had it so I guess it’s...reactionscomments
