Awareness Month 2024 - Introduce Yourself...February is Low Vision/Macular Degeneration Awareness Month! This is the month that we focus on how we can amplify our voices and...reactions48repliesAwareness
Izervay for GA...I have just been diagnosed with dry AMD. My MD is recommending Izervay injections. Is anyone currently using Izervay? If you so...reactions5replies
Avastin vs eyelea and other fda approved...My mother is on avastin that is not fda approved. After her first shot she developed an rpe tear. Does anyone know...reactions1replyCostEye Injection
For tear...Hello friends My mother has macular degeneration In both her eyes. Her right eye is dry now. Her left eye was wet...reactionsreplies
Side effects of injections...Somewhere I saw a headline about side effects and cannot find it....reactions1replyEye InjectionSide Effects
coping with ga...I have had amd for ab.out 15 yrs. It started with wet md in my left eye so i had injections for...reactions1replyCoping
Is It Clean?...Living in the Midwest, our winter months are often pretty miserable. There are days of cold, rain, snow, and sleet. Skies can...reactionscomments
6 Ways I Manage My Dry AMD...A recent poll on MacularDegeneration.net asked, "True or False: I've found a regimen that works for me with dry AMD." I wondered...reactions10comments
Will You Take Our 2024 In America Survey? ...The In America survey is now closed Nearly 20 million Americans are diagnosed with macular degeneration. Our annual In America survey aims...reactionsrepliesAwareness
Has anyone had a vitrectomy?...Due to a recent experience with a large floater, my doctor recommended I get a vitrectomy. Since it really doesn't obstruct my...reactions8repliesSurgery
Putting Macular Degeneration Into Perspective...It’s easy to become obsessed with macular degeneration — researching, doctor appointments, surfing the internet, and preparing for the worst case scenario...reactionscomments
PURE ENJOYMENT EVEN WHEN YOU CAN’T SEE CLEARLY...While thoroughly enjoying a winter break at the beach, it dawned on me that I had my eyes closed as I felt...reactions4repliesAwareness
Television ...My husband as macular degeneration, iff he sits right on top off the TV he can see it perfectly, iff he as...reactions1reply
Syfovre or Izerva...I know both are new and Izerva is the more recent. But which is better? I really don't want the answer as...reactions4replies
Thank You!...I want to thank this wonderful group for letting me join. To read your stories has given me more positive thoughts and...reactions2comments
Community Interview: Susie's Geographic Atrophy Story...Geographic atrophy (GA) is a form of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). More than 8 million people worldwide — and about...reactions7comments
Wet Macular Injections vs. potential stroke...I have been getting eye injections, both eyes, for 7 years, for wet macular degeneration, and a year ago had a hemmoragic...reactions7replies
Time Between Injections...My new ophthalmologist has recommended for a second time that as long as the wet AMD in my left eye is remaining...reactions2repliesEye Injection
Light Bulbs...The annoyances of myopic macular degeneration (MMD) are many. The issues of distorted, wavy views and the dullness of the colors around...reactions2comments
How to find rentinologists inmy area who are up to date on Dry MD?...I have been to several retinologists in Northern New Jersey, USA. These practices are all "cookie-cutter, assembly-line operations" that are eager to...reactions2repliesDiagnosisTreatment
