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
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
Essence Johnson, OD, FAAO...Dr. Essence Johnson is an “HBCU made,” residency trained, community and correctional health optometrist in Dallas, Texas. She received degrees from Prairie...
Caregiving With Geographic Atrophy...In my early 60s, I shared caregiving for my mom with my sister. Mom had wet macular degeneration requiring monthly injections. My...reactions9comments
Still Learning and Still Confused About Macular Degeneration...For the last 10 years, I’ve tried to find out as much as I can about my dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...reactions2comments
It's Time To Start Emptying Your Bucket!...This has been my lecture to myself lately: “What’s on your bucket list that you haven’t yet done? Instead of thinking of...reactionscomments
Eye Vitamins: How Much Zinc Is Too Much Zinc?...After my dry macular degeneration diagnosis 8 years ago, I started taking eye vitamins. It didn’t seem complicated. Many eye doctors recommended...reactionscomments
How to Use the Kindle App to Make Reading Easier ...For many of us, one of the scariest parts of living with a degenerative eye disease is the thought of struggling to...reactions4comments
Puzzle Pieces...I am always changing. As a newborn, I was helpless and defenseless. Time moves on. I grow each year, gaining independence and...reactions1comment
Christmas Preparations With Vision Loss...With advanced planning, this next Christmas in the time of Covid and vision loss can be as good as it used to...reactions3comments
Haircuts...Living with myopic macular degeneration is very much a part of who I am these days. I am presently only affected with...reactions1comment
Driving and Vision Loss...Living with Stargardt's and knowing in the future that I most likely won’t be able to drive fills me with absolute dread...reactions6comments
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
Blurry Central Vision...Many people experience blurry central vision as they get older. Your central vision allows you to see things directly in front of...
My New Retina Specialist: The Honeymoon is Over...Recently I had my second date with my new retina specialist. He is looking after my dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). I...reactions8comments
Wet in Right, Dry in Left...I have had about 15 shots so far in my right eye. I have dry in my left eye and wet in...reactions1comment
Geographic Atrophy...I am one of the not so lucky MD clients. For 10 years no ophthalmologist ever bothered to educate me about MD...reactions5comments
Scared and Thankful...I had made an appointment with my regular eye doctor because I noticed very blurry vision in my right eye and noticed...reactions1comment
I Could Write a Book on Macular Degeneration...Yep, I truly could write a book on macular degeneration — SO I DID! I’m sure it won’t be a bestseller, nor...reactions8comments
Exploring My Creativity..."You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." - Maya Angelou Living my life with myopic macular...reactionscomments
