Community Views: Macular Degeneration Progression...One of the hardest aspects of macular degeneration to manage is when the condition progresses. Changes and adjustments to everyday tasks need to be made, but they can feel scary...reactions2comments
My First Eylea Injection...Yesterday as I was sitting in the waiting room at my retina specialist’s office, anxiously awaiting my turn for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) pictures, I kept thinking, hoping that this...reactions2comments
You Can Do It!...I have been receiving intravitreal injections in one eye for about 1-1/2 years, one eye with wet macular degeneration. I had a friend who started getting them years ago and...reactions1comment
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My Art and Macular Degeneration...I have talked about my somewhat newfound obsession with art often. The opportunity to create new art appeared in my life after my husband and I retired over 8 years...reactions4comments
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Using Smart Speakers With Low Vision...I have had dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) for 7 years now. As it has progressed to the intermediate stage, I am finding it more difficult to cook, watch television...reactions11comments
Cataract surgery with dry MD...I have dry MD and my acuity is slowly getting worse. I was told by my retinal specialist that the cataract surgery may help somewhat. Could you please share yur...reactions6repliesTips & Advice
Confessions of a Macular Degeneration Diagnosis: Helping Others...In life, there are moments that change things forever. At any time, something can happen that makes you realize that nothing will ever be the same. These moments divide time...reactions2comments
Post Shot Routine...My doctor bandages the eye after the shot which I appreciate as that keeps me from scratching it in my sleep at night. I prefer getting the shot as late...reactions14comments
My Post-Injection Ritual...Yes, I usually close my eyes on the drive home, which is a 20-minute drive. Then when I get home, I go to bed and lay down for an hour...reactions4comments
Colors!...COLORS! They play a big part in my life. I was blessed with being able to design and paint Santas. I chose Santas because they can bring a smile to...reactions1comment
Traveling With Macular Degeneration...There are many places I’ve wanted to visit, sites I’ve wanted to see, and things I had planned for my retirement. Some I have managed to do, others were put...reactionscomments
Helping with the problem...Has anybody used the gb4000 Frequency Generator for their muscular degeneration ?...reactions3repliesTreatment
I Have GA...Doesn’t “geographical atrophy” sound like it means the world is getting smaller? Well, in a way it does. GA is advanced MD. And I’ve given up night driving on my...reactions4comments
My Experience: Beovu by Novartis...I was injected with Beovu by an ophthalmologist even though I wasn't having any sight problems. He said a scan showed that I had macular degeneration. After the second injection...reactions1comment
Eye Pressure From Years of Injections...After 11 years of injections, my eye pressure got to the danger point, so the doctor had me undergo glaucoma surgery. My vision has been good ever since I started...reactions2comments
Disease Fatigue and Macular Degeneration...Yes, disease fatigue. I think that I just made up a new condition. Just did a search and it wasn’t there. Chronic fatigue syndrome? Of course, and a bunch of...reactions3comments
Know When to Get A Second Opinion...After being diagnosed with macular degeneration in 2021, Claire made the hard but necessary decision to get a second opinion and is very grateful today that she did. Claire is...reactionscomments
