Community View: Positive Insights of Living With Macular Degeneration...When the statement, "One positive thing MD taught me is _______", was shared recently on Facebook, many inspiring responses were shared. Below is a sampling of what readers had to...reactions1comment
Emergency Preparedness for the Visually Impaired...Are you a visually impaired person? Do you care for one? Are you prepared for an emergency? For the additional preparations necessary if you need extra help? Could you make it...reactions1comment
Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health...Mental health includes how you think, feel, and act. It can fall on a spectrum and vary for each person. You may have questions about mental health conditions, treatment options...
Complementary and Integrative Health...Complementary therapies and an integrative health approach are often used to treat mental health conditions. Complementary therapies include nontraditional therapies – such as acupuncture, meditation, and yoga – that are...
Coping With Mental Health: Medications...Treating mental health conditions with prescription drugs is common. About 16 percent of American adults take medicine for a mental health condition. It is not necessary to suffer in silence...
Suicide Prevention...If you or someone you know is in crisis or considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call or text 988, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or use the...
Coping With Mental Health: Psychotherapy (Talk Therapy)...Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy, counseling, or simply therapy. Psychotherapy is used to help with a wide range of mental health conditions or challenges. Therapy sessions can be...
Mental Health Myths and Facts...There are many myths and misconceptions about mental health. Because of the stigma around mental health conditions, it is important to know the facts. This article aims to dispel these...
Navigating Manhattan...It is Friday morning and I have woken up on Manhattan. Fantastic! Sometimes something you think is bad and inconvenient turns into a blessing. The inability to “get there from...reactions2comments
What Is Mental Health?...Mental health is the range of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that affect your well-being and how you relate to others. Just like good physical health, good mental health is vital...
Macular Degeneration and Glaucoma: What’s the Connection?...Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, ahead of glaucoma and cataracts combined. People with macular degeneration do not usually go completely blind. However...reactionscomments
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 physically and mentally exhausting. What types of media...reactionscomments
A New Television and a Bionic Eye: The Wonders of Technology...Editor's Note: This article was originally written by Brown Eyed Girl, a MacularDegeneration.net Community Health Leader. One of these two things mentioned in the title of this article has just...reactions2comments
Experiencing Dry Eyelids...Dry eyelids. I also have chronic dry eye and for the last two weeks my eyelids have become red and very dry. I do have allergies. What can I do...reactions9repliesCoping
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 do and hope it’s not too late. Until...reactionscomments
Macular Degeneration Changed My Attitude About Vision...I always had what was considered excellent vision. At 50 I noticed some packaging instructions and the numbers in the phone book (remember those?) seemed to be getting smaller. I...reactions2comments
Successful Treatment With Wet AMD...1998 - My optometrist sent me to an ophthalmologist. He diagnosed me with dry AMD & gave me a mix of what was in process to become PreserVision I. I...reactionscomments
Diagnosis of Advanced AMD...I went in for my yearly eye exam from my health care provider. I was aware of having AMD for at least ten years at that time but around the...reactions2comments
New Outlook...I recently had an eye exam and was shown a picture of the extent of the macular degeneration in my eyes. I am 80 years old and my main hobbies...reactions1comment
Routine Shots...I had trouble with wavy lines when I went to my eye doctor in 2015. I was told I had macular degeneration. My aunt had it so I was familiar...reactions1comment
