Macular Degeneration Is a Family Affair...Like most chronic health challenges, it becomes a family affair when you’re diagnosed with macular degeneration, directly affecting loved ones. This is an interview of a couple, Linda and John...reactionscomments
Handling Eye Injections...After I have my injections in both eyes my doctor gives me an artificial tear drop and also a drop of prednisone which helps tremendously for inflammation and discomfort. I...reactions3comments
Wet Macular Degeneration...Hi there, I am 46 years old and have been recently diagnosed with wet MD. I woke up one morning and noticed wavy lines and blurry vision. It seemed to...reactions2repliesWet AMD
Do You See What I See? Understanding the Challenges of Low Vision...“Jack Sprat could eat no fat,” my husband says as I turn up the light over our dining table. “And his wife could eat no lean,” I reply. It has...reactionscomments
Differentiating Eye Symptoms ...How can you tell the difference between visual symptoms that could be caused by retinal deterioration due to wet amd and a cataract on the same eye? I have wet...reactions5repliesDiagnosis
Continue with Eye Professional...If you have wet or dry macular degeneration you should always continue your care with an ophthalmologist and not an optometrist! I have dry and when I went in the...reactions1comment
Genetic exam for AMD...Hi! I am 53 years old, I have dry AMD. The cause of my AMD so young is genetic. My father had amd and he was almost blind at the...reactionsrepliesDry AMDDiagnosis
Wet amd treatment...Have newly diagnosed wet amd in one eye. Uncertain whether to start the injections....reactions1replyDiagnosis
Diet Recommendation...I am writing as a caregiver to my husband. I will read these articles and email to him as his caregiver. He says he has wet in left eye and...reactions5repliesCaregiving
Scared to death......I went to my surgeon yesterday thinking I had a secondary cataract. It was a Macular Bleed. I see a retina specialist Tuesday and I'm scared. I told a couple...reactions3repliesCoping
Symptoms of MMD...I have MMD. I see wavy lines on the Amsler's chart. But, recently, in the morning, after I wake up, I check the chart and I see a faint gray...reactions1reply
Research and Clinical Trials...What are the new medications out there for AMD...reactions1replyResearch & Clinical Trials
Enjoying Summer, Celebrating Stability...It is amazing how it is already summer, it seems like just yesterday the new year started. Hearing the phrase “2022” sounded so futuristic and now it's just another number...reactions3comments
Pink in the white of my eye...Woke up with blurry vision in Rt eye and the white was pink. Do I just have “ Pinkeye” or is it something more serious?...reactions3repliesDiagnosis
Community Views: Post-Injection Pain and Coping Methods...We recently asked community members about their post-injection coping methods. This question generated over 200 comments. Comments about the pain following injections varied from “every injection is extremely painful” to...reactions24comments
My Contacts Are in the Wrong Eyes and I Like Them That Way...I know this may sound a little crazy... but I seriously accidentally switched my contacts one day. They're still not in the correct eyes because... I think I see better...reactionscomments
Pain after shots...What do you do for the pain/irritation after the shot? I am new to MD and had my first shot Thursday. The following 7 to 8 hours were pure misery...reactions2repliesEye Injection
Mindfulness: Wet or Dry, We Need R.A.I.N in Our Forecast...Springtime in Indiana is usually pretty soggy and this spring was no exception. The last thing I thought I needed was more rain. However, that’s exactly what I DID need...reactions7comments
Dr has suggested using a medication that will cost me $1000.00 I don't know the name I also don'y know if MEDICARE will pay for any part of it. What......Dr has suggest using a medication that will cost me $1000 for each injection; .has anyone else received that bad news?...reactions11repliesCost
