Up Close & Personal: An Interview With Barb Manley...Barbara (Barb) Manley had been a successful yoga instructor with a large following for many years when she was diagnosed with both wet and dry macular degeneration (AMD) over 5...reactions3comments
Stay Positive...Diagnosed with dry macular 2 years ago. I have read every information available concerning macular. I also have started a vitamin regiment and diet that is supposed to be helpful...reactions5comments
Myths About Wet AMD...Early detection and treatment of wet macular degeneration (AMD) are so very important. Catching it early is essential to keeping your baseline vision intact. The shots do work! I am an...reactions18comments
Juvenile MD...I’m a 26 year old teacher who developed MD in her left eye at 15 years old. As of now, I lost most of the central vision in my left...reactions2comments
Depression and Anxiety With Macular Degeneration...My initial diagnosis of early-stage dry macular degeneration did not cause great concern. I was not even very surprised since my mom and sister had wet macular degeneration. In spite...reactions3comments
Community Views: Gifts for People Living With Macular Degeneration...It can be difficult to know what gifts are thoughtful and useful for people living with macular degeneration (MD). Living with impaired and diminishing vision can impact so much of...reactionscomments
The 2024 Social Health Awards Program...Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...reactionscomments
Successful Aging: Staying Independent With Macular Degeneration...One of the most frightening aspects of living life with macular degeneration is the threat of our independence being stolen away. Absolutely, injections directly into the eye can truly feel...reactions1comment
Summer Daze..."Geez, it’s hot." This sentence seems to be the opening statement no matter where I go these days. "Sure is hot out there." "Have you seen the temperature today?" "You...reactions14comments
Slowly Going Blind...Ten years ago I was diagnosed with AMD. I take my my eye vitamins daily. Everything went fine until I learned I had cataracts. Sure, they can be removed, however...reactions1replyCoping
Newly diagnosed wet AMD...I have had dry AMD for 6+ years in both eyes and have faithfully taken AReds2 twice a day. Six weeks ago my right eye turned wet, and I received...reactions1replyTips & AdviceDiagnosis
Clinical Trial For Dry Macular Degeneration...As per my doctor, the FDA has to approve the injections for dry MD. They are supposed to make it available this year. I am going to participate in a...reactions8comments
Implant of special maculopathy lens during cataract surgery...My mum, aged 82 suffers from atrophic maculopathy worsened starting from 2015, currently she has a decimal notation vision of 2/10 (right eye) and 4/10 (left eye) partially due to...reactionsrepliesDry AMDResearch & Clinical TrialsTreatment
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 AMD looks like? I have been on a...reactions2comments
Everything about macular degeneration...I want to read about AMD, awareness, diagnosis, diet and nutrition, dry AMD, exercise, vitamins, any doctors etcetera - yes everything about our AMD....reactions3replies
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 meaning in the acceptance of our dusky and...reactions3comments
My AMD Story...My mother was an oil painter, sewer, genealogist, dental nurse, and crystal collector. She was diagnosed at 40 and these things were given up one by one. I have always...reactions2comments
A Bit of Everything!...I have had macular degeneration for 6 years and been treated with injections in both eyes for 5 of them. A year ago I went completely blind with cataracts, they...reactions8comments
Tiny white bump on eye closest to ear...I was diagnosed 3 months ago with AMD and everything seemed to be fine. I have been taking the eye vitamins, wearing blue lenses while on the computer and wearing...reactions1replyNewly Diagnosed
Vision distortion ...Hello! I am new to the group but have been living with dry for many years. I was diagnosed with wet AMD in one eye in December. I have received...reactions6repliesProgressionSymptoms
