Simple Vision Enhancements for Your Home...Linda Hoopes, a Patient Leader for maculardegeneration.net, shares her favorite products for making daily routines like reading and grooming easier with macular...reactionscomments
Feeling Like an AMD Ambassador...Do you ever feel like an AMD (age-related macular degeneration) ambassador? Someone who goes out into the world and shows people what...reactions2comments
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12 Steps and a White Cane..."We are shadow and light. We're not supposed to know this... We are raised to be bright and shiny, but there is...reactions2comments
Grade 2 Cataracts and Wet AMD...I was just told on top of wet AMD, I have cataracts on both lenses. My doctor told me it is graded...reactions8comments
Life Continues With AMD...You probably won’t believe this, but I do not obsess about my wet AMD every moment of every day. It is true...reactions2comments
Clickbait: Seven Tips and Tricks for the Kitchen...You are the fish. The headline “Five Steps to Better Sight” is the bait. The goal is to get you to click...reactions2comments
Practicing Advocacy on a Girls Night Out...It was a rainy Wednesday evening. Early enough that there was still daylight left, but late enough for happy hour! A new...reactions3comments
Two Happy People...I go in every six months to get my eyes checked out. I have been very lucky and have not had a...reactions1comment
It Is What It Is......I had cataract surgery in September 2020. First the right eye, then 2 weeks later, the left. Shortly thereafter, I started noticing...reactions5comments
Solo Travel Tips for Macular Degeneration?...I noticed a change in vision suddenly — it arrived quickly. I saw my ophthalmologist who suspected retinal bleeding and sent me...reactions1comment
Diagnosed Years Ago & Keeping Hope...I was diagnosed when I moved. I went to the eye doctor 18 years ago at age 56. Since then, I've been...reactions3comments
Macular Degeneration Progression...My eye doctor recognized drusen or aging spots in my eyes when I was about 60. He sent me to an ophthalmologist...reactions2comments
May is Healthy Vision Month!...It’s May and healthy vision month is here! Healthy Vision Month has not always been something that was important in my life, but...reactions1comment
Lessons from the Dance Floor: A 5-Year Plan...The first time I heard about a 5-year plan was when I was a single mother with 2 very young toddlers. That...reactions2comments
My Biggest Regret...I had seen my ophthalmologist in December and was told that my cataract was indeed ready to be removed. The surgery was...reactionscomments
Newly Diagnosed With Questions...My diagnosis was a nightmare! The doctor was in a hurry and blew me off. Long story short, I saw a retina...reactions1comment
Subtitles, Close Captions, and Audio Descriptions...I love crime dramas. With the coming of fall, I get to binge on CSI, FBI, NYPD (all those letters) when the...reactions2comments
Black Spots in Vision...I was shocked when I saw black spots in my left eye. I rushed to my ophthalmologist and the diagnosis was wet...reactions1comment
Macular Degeneration Gives Us Permission to Live Our Best Lives ...You guys! I’m so excited! I finally took the plunge and ordered a new desk for myself last summer. I know boring...reactions3comments
