Vacuum Maintenance with Macular Degeneration...It has not been a good week. My husband’s back went out again and he is going to be flat in bed...reactions4comments
Community Views: You Should Understand This About AMD...“You will not go blind,” said my ophthalmologist. “That is the most important thing you need to know.” He said that as...reactions1comment
Cleaning Glasses...My day starts pretty much the same every day. I get up around 7:00 or 8:00 o’clock, I get dressed, always keeping...reactions8comments
Community Views: I Knew it was Time to Visit the Eye Doctor When......Some of the early signs of macular degeneration may be very subtle, a gradual progression we may not notice. Until sadly we...reactionscomments
Community Views: Advice for the Newly Diagnosed...Recently our editorial staff posted a question: What is a good piece of advice for someone newly diagnosed with MD? These prompts...reactionscomments
The Next Level...Myopic macular degeneration is a lot of words to use to simply say the vision I have now is remarkably different than...reactions2comments
Confessions of a Macular Degeneration Diagnosis: A Devastating Delivery...“There’s nothing more we can do for you; you’re going to eventually go blind.” - My Diagnosing Retina Specialist Inhale. Exhale. Repeat...reactions6comments
Take the Health and Media Habits Survey!...The Media Habits Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Managing a chronic condition is not easy and can be...reactionscomments
Visible Changes for the Vision Impaired...Canada is finally beginning to take notice of the very real segment of the population that is legally blind or visually impaired...reactions2comments
Vitamin Organization...Holy moly! I don’t know about you, but keeping my vitamins organized can feel really overwhelming sometimes! I was just organizing my...reactions1comment
An Evolving Appreciation for Photography...Photography is a wonderful, visual medium. I have enjoyed it since I was a little girl running around the neighborhood with my...reactions2comments
Adapting...I have learned that macular degeneration is not what I wanted and there are concerns about the future. But I often handle...reactions5comments
Sandra Williams...Sandra was previously an advcoate on MacularDegeneration.net. Sandra Williams lives in the Atlanta suburbs. She and her husband of 51 years have...
Sam Seavey...Sam was previously an advcoate on MacularDegeneration.net. Sam was diagnosed in early adolescence with Stargardt’s Disease, a juvenile form of macular degeneration...
Art and Colors...“A healthy human eye has three types of cone cells, each of which can register about one hundred different color shades, therefore...reactionscomments
Confessions of a Macular Degeneration Diagnosis; Part 3: Grief and Mental Health...Unfortunately for all of us, a macular degeneration diagnosis isn’t the only difficult thing in life. Personally, I was married to an...reactionscomments
Seriously, Don't Talk To Me About Lemons...Although I had to leave my 40-year career as a professional photographic artist, I have managed to return to my first loves;...reactions5comments
Ask the Advocates: Accepting and Coping With Macular Degeneration...Change can be hard! Finding ways to accept and cope with changes in our lives – whether that is a decline in...reactionscomments
Should You Tell Your Boss About Your MD Diagnosis?...Have you ever been on the fence about whether or not you should tell your boss about your vision struggles? I’m wrestling...reactions7comments
Mistakes...There was a time, about three and half years ago, when I made a colossal mathematical error in our joint checking account...reactions1comment
