Sometimes You've Just Got to Laugh...This fall, I decided that I needed to improve my workspace. I read about a gizmo to hold my laptop. It adjusts...reactions1comment
Building a support system...Many people with macular degeneration lack support from family or friends. If you live alone please share how you manage to cope...reactions16repliesCoping
Infection...I have been getting injections for over 10 yrs now. My Dr has always been very careful, and I've primarily focused on...reactions10replies
My Reasons for Hope...I developed dry macular degeneration 9 years ago. It was found in the early stages, so initially I wasn’t too concerned. My...reactions8comments
Wet AMD Injections...I've just been told I need injections to treat wet AMD, to be honest this is making me feel sick, can anyone...reactions14repliesWet AMD
Geographic Atrophy: Optimistic About Possibilities!...I have always been adventurous. I have always enjoyed solving problems. I am a lady engineer and a private pilot, so hang...reactions16comments
Silicone bubble in my eye...Last March, when I received my injection for Macular Degeneration, I got a large silicone bubble in that eye. It impacted my...reactions11replies
A Decade on This Macular Degeneration Journey: What’s Changed?...Editor's Note: This article was originally written by Brown Eyed Girl, a MacularDegeneration.net Community Health Leader. Living with macular degeneration, I’m usually...reactions10comments
Geographic Atrophy...I was diagnosed with some Druzen about 8 yrs. ago, then Wet AMD in right eye, and Dry in the left eye...reactions9repliesProgressionEye Injection
My poor mama has severe pain...Every time my mom comes home from getting her shots she has to lay on the couch with her eyes closed all...reactionsrepliesCopingCaregivingAwareness
Haircuts...Living with myopic macular degeneration is very much a part of who I am these days. I am presently only affected with...reactions1comment
Dry AMD...I am new to the forum. I have DRY AMD and have read many of the postings, all mainly saying that it...reactions1reply
Dry AMD and genetic risks...Hello everyone, based on 23andme health report I have the Y402H variant in the CFH gene, and the A69S in the ARMS2...reactions1reply
Traveling With Macular Degeneration Using the '5-P Equation'...This unwanted experience with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has brought with it some unexpected surprises and insights. Opportunities abound to learn...reactions4comments
My Dry AMD Progression Journey...I want to begin by looking at the years before I was diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Growing up in the...reactions55comments
Red light therapy for AMD?...I have read some people are doing Red Light Therapy for AMD. Then I read if you are doing the panel of...reactions1reply
It’s Called “Degeneration” for a Reason...Perhaps the hardest part of living with AMD (any variety of it) is that it's an inevitable downward spiral. All the available...reactions1comment
Hopeful for a cure...I have had Macular degeneration for a long time. I can’t remember when I had my first injection. I am now 78...reactions3replies
