Retna 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...reactions4replies
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...reactions1reply
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...reactionsreplies
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...reactions7comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
Looking Through the Open Doorway...There is a famous quote by Alexander Graham Bell that says, "When one door closes, another opens." The quote ends with, "But we often look so long and so regretfully...reactions4comments
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...reactions60comments
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...reactions10comments
Symptoms 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...reactions8repliesSymptomsWet AMD
New treatments for Dry macular degeneration ...Har there been any discoveries in threading dry AMD ?...reactions1reply
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....reactionsreplies
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?...reactionscomments
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...reactions7repliesCopingAwarenessTips & 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....reactionsreplies
Injections for wet amd...Why do some people not respond as others to the VEGF drugs. I have not responded well to Eylea, and now, although slightly better, Vabysmo. But other people are getting...reactions2replies
CNV...I was diagnosed with CNV mayopic cnv. Is that a type of Macular degeneration? This site does not clarify that....reactions17repliesWet AMD
Ads and AMD Awareness..."What’s THAT for?" my husband asked. He was looking at an ad on the television. Bright, happy people were biking along a beach. The unpronounceable name of a drug was...reactionscomments
Seeing From the Back of Church...The day-to-day living with myopic macular degeneration has become the new "normal" for me. I try to think back to before my diagnosis in 2019, not remembering what the "before"...reactionscomments
