Wet Macular Degeneration - Five Years Later...I’m coming up on the 5-year mark since my left eye progressed to choroidal neovascularization, the wet form of advanced macular degeneration...reactions7comments
My Mother’s Macular Degeneration...Had she lived, my mother would have been 100 years old. As it is she passed away 10 years ago, shortly after...reactions3comments
Through the Looking Glass: Your Journeys With Macular Degeneration...You woke up one morning and noticed your vision looked blurry and all of a sudden a blind spot shows up out...reactionscomments
Dark Adaptation: What's That?...A few pages ago I mentioned dark adaptation. I know just about all of you have experienced the “joy” of reduced dark...reactions2comments
I’m Sorry, Who Are You?...When you got a diagnosis of macular degeneration (MD or AMD), were you told that if the disease progresses, you will not...reactions2comments
My Long Ago New Year’s Resolution...At the beginning of a new decade, I’m thinking back to the beginning of a new century. So many people make New Year’s...reactions1comment
Have Macular Degeneration? Not Feeling Very Grateful?...With Thanksgiving approaching, there’s a lot of talk about being grateful and counting our blessings. At various times along the journey with...reactions1comment
Lifting the Veil of Caution...All my life I have lived cautiously. Definitely not one to be the adventurous one. You would often find me hanging back...reactions2comments
Tiffany Clarke...Tiffany was previously a health leader on MacularDegeneration.net. Tiffany is a wife and mother of two beautiful children. At the age of...
What Is Macular Degeneration?...Macular degeneration is an eye condition that destroys your central vision. You need your central vision to see objects clearly and read...
The 2024 Social Health Awards Program...Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards...reactionscomments
Where's the Light Switch? Moving and Low Vision...Moving is _____. Fill in the blank with any word that equals awful or hard work or royal pain. Two days before...reactionscomments
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...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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
MacularDegeneration.net Giveaway Terms and Conditions...These Official Rules apply to any giveaway (or "Promotion") published on MACULARDEGENERATION.NET, a Health Union ("Health Union" or "We") owned and operated...reactionscomments
My Routine to Prevent Eye Infection...When I was diagnosed with dry macular degeneration and in the years since, I was never concerned about eye injections or infection...reactions26comments
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...reactionscomments
A Day in My Life With Dry AMD...It’s been about 10 years since I was diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration. I’ve moved to the intermediate stage now. I...reactionscomments
Decision Day: Choosing Treatment for Geographic Atrophy...I was diagnosed with advanced dry macular degeneration, also known as geographic atrophy (GA), in July 2023. I immediately talked to my...reactionscomments
