What is Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO) and Macular Edema Following RVO (MEfRVO)?...Arteries and veins transport blood through the body, including to the eyes. Each retina has one central artery and one central vein...reactionscomments
Pickled Honeydew And More...Honeydew melon season must be starting as I found them finally reasonably priced the other day in my local grocery store. They’re...reactionscomments
Up Close & Personal: An Interview With Louis McDermott...Louise McDermott has lived independently over twenty-five years with dry macular degeneration and explains how she became involved in a study with...reactionscomments
What Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)?...Among older adults in industrialized nations, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of visual impairment and blindness. It affects the...
Just Like Us...Like almost every teenage girl in the 1950’s, I loved movie magazines. PhotoPlay and Silver Screen. I’d pour over every issue to...reactions2comments
Tips for Clearly Communicating With Visually Impaired Loved Ones...I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that we, as humans, often don’t know how to communicate with...reactionscomments
Distorted Vision (Metamorphopsia)...Macular degeneration is one of the most common causes of vision loss in individuals, especially over the age of 50. Getting early...
Speak Up, Step Up, Advocate for Health...Your feedback is important! When you have macular degeneration (AMD or MD), you are a valuable resource not only to others with...reactions15comments
Symptoms of Macular Degeneration...There are a variety of common symptoms across the types of macular degeneration. Each symptom will become present at different stages of...
Low Vision in the Kitchen...Confession time. I buy and eat processed foods. You know, the easy-to-microwave stuff that puts dinner on the table in 5 minutes...reactions2comments
Sue LaBar Yohey...Sue was previously a health leader on MacularDegeneration.net. Sue has been legally blind with dry macular degeneration (geographic atrophy) since January, 2016...
Editorial Team...The Editorial Team works with its Medical Review Board and experienced medical writers to provide Health Union's Community Team with reliable, easy-to-understand...
My Early Diagnosis Story...My story began about 8 years ago when I got the results from my genetics test. I joined 23&Me to find out...reactions7comments
Blind Fail!...In today's "storytime," I talk about my most embarrassing VIP moment. Believe it or not, it's actually happened to a lot of...reactions20comments
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health...“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to...reactions1comment
Recently Diagnosed with Wet Macular Degeneration...I’m 61 years old and was just diagnosed with wet AMD and had my 1st Avastin injection. I did a lot of...reactions7comments
My Diagnosis Journey: Christine...At a very early age, I knew that I saw things differently than most. I vividly remember going to the school nurse’s...reactions10comments
My Diagnosis Story: Linda...It's my 10-year anniversary with macular degeneration! It’s hard to believe it’s been over 10 years since I was diagnosed with age-related...reactions2comments
Diagnosed with Wet in November 2021...So here is an update. I haven't posted in a while... I now have macular degeneration in both eyes and get injections...reactions10comments
AMD Diagnosis & Optic Nerve Stroke...After being told I had AMD, I experience blurred vision and was diagnosed having had a small stroke in my left optic...reactions1comment
