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...I recently had a retinal detachment where about a quarter of the vision in my right eye disappeared into a black hole...

...Like most chronic health challenges, it becomes a family affair when you’re diagnosed with macular degeneration, directly affecting loved ones. This is...

...This month we are raising awareness for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and low vision. Our goal is to bring the MacularDegeneration.net community...

...Among the things researchers have learned about age-related macular degeneration, one is that there’s a connection between genetics and the disease. Researchers...

...What happens when you get a new macular degeneration (AMD) diagnosis? Well, in a nutshell, it’s not going to be a good...

...I was diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) a few months after having cataract surgery at the age of 65. I began...

...In real-time, it is still mid-May, 2020 and we are still in lockdown. One of the many “joys” of the pandemic has...

...Or is it something else? Before retirement, I never seemed to have enough time to do everything I wanted. There was always...

...When a friend with macular degeneration told me she had an appointment at a Low-Vision Center (LVC), I was curious and followed...

...Until this evening, I had never read Rudyard Kipling’s poem If in its entirety... I was, however, familiar with the “rewritten” version:...

...Visiting a low vision specialist has been on my to-do list for the past 2 years. Diagnosed with early dry age-related macular...

...Whether you're living with macular degeneration, or know someone who is, here is a guide to the basics of macular degeneration. All...

...We are all different in this community, but most of us have one thing in common. We have been through a day...

...Reading has always been a passion of mine. My recent passion has been mysteries, especially murder mysteries. With each new book, I...

...There are things I would like to tell my retina specialist face-to-face. He’s too busy to hear most of these things, so...

...After a decade with dry macular degeneration, I was diagnosed with geographic atrophy (GA) in July of 2023. My vision had steadily...

...Making a diagnosis of AMD and ruling out other similarly presenting conditions can be quite difficult, and will depend on physical exam...

...It’s been almost 10 years since I was first diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In June 2023, I was diagnosed with...

..."Hey, I need you to read the directions on this package," I said as I walked over to my husband. He was...