66-Year-Old Artist Diagnosed with Wet AMD in Both Eyes...In July 2023, I suddenly noticed a gray disk in my right eye, surrounded by a hazy blur. It came on so...reactions4comments
Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits...Living with a chronic health condition may make working impossible at some point. Your symptoms can affect your ability to get your...
Disability Benefits...When you have a chronic medical condition, there may be times when you are not able to work. This can seriously affect...
Workplace Considerations...Everyone deserves to be treated fairly at work, including people with chronic medical conditions or disabilities. It is not only the right...
Resources for Veterans, LGBTQ+ People, and Other Special Groups...Coping with a chronic health condition can be challenging for you, your family, and your caregivers. You rely on your healthcare team...
Managing Healthcare Expenses...Managing a chronic health condition can take a financial toll on you and your family. Costs add up quickly from medicines, testing...
Stretching My Treatment Schedule...I think time is a funny thing. One minute, time seems to fly by so very quickly and in another moment, time...reactions12comments
Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent...
Advanced Stages of AMD: Diagnosed With Geographic Atrophy...I’m not a doctor, I’m just a regular 72-year-old guy that’s had AMD for about 9 years. Certainly, I’m not qualified to...reactions18comments
10 Tips for Renewing Your Driver’s License With Macular Degeneration...Nothing stresses me more than the fear of taking the eye exam to renew my driver’s license. Once before, I failed the...reactions2comments
Finding Hope and Joy With Geographic Atrophy ...My name is Sharon Moore, and I am a Community Health Leader for the MacularDegeneration.net Community. I am a moderator and write...reactions12comments
What to Do? A Big Treatment Decision...This was the hardest decision I'd had to make regarding my macular degeneration. Over the previous 10 years, there had been other...reactions5comments
I Share All Your Symptoms......After reading how AMD can and will cause blindness (and experiencing the rapid road to it myself) I resigned to this fate...reactions4comments
A Summer Trip to Alaska With Limited Vision...I am pretty sure I am not the only one wondering how in the heck time is flying by. Honestly, each year...reactionscomments
The Grayish Blob in the Night: CBS, AMD, and Me...It first appeared weeks before my diagnosis with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). I’d see it when I would get up in...reactions7comments
The Sighted Guide Technique...I met a young lady with a visual impairment the other day. The comment was made she could see nothing in the...reactionscomments
Community View: Positive Insights of Living With Macular Degeneration...When the statement, "One positive thing MD taught me is _______", was shared recently on Facebook, many inspiring responses were shared. Below...reactions1comment
Stargardt Disease Inheritance...The most common form of macular degeneration in young people, Stargardt disease typically begins in late childhood and continues to progress into...reactions1comment
The Struggle With Lights and Macular Degeneration...I have a love-hate relationship with light. I hate it, but I need it. It doesn’t matter if I’m inside or outside...reactions17comments
📣 Share Your Experience: Poll #3! 📊...Symptoms of macular degeneration can be different for everyone, and sometimes they vary from day to day. Share what symptoms you experience...reactionscomments
