Amsler Grid Location ...Where do you like to keep your Amsler grid? Somewhere you like to see it often, or somewhere more discreet? Share a...reactions6repliesProgressionTips & Advice
Expanding Our Horizons With Chronic Health Conditions...Living a good life with macular degeneration (or any other health challenge) can bring up some questions! Ask yourself: Is your life...reactions1comment
How Do I Know If I Have a Zinc Sensitivity?...Zinc sensitivity is quite a topic in the macular degeneration world. For starters, it’s listed as an essential nutrient for the health...reactions1comment
Recently Diagnosed - AMD Both Eyes ...I am an artist who was recently diagnosed with AMD in both eyes. Right now my vision is good but I have...reactions2repliesDiagnosis
Pre-Made Workweek Lunch Salads...Let's be honest... when it's early morning, we're tired, we're busy, and we're thinking of the bazillion things we have to do...reactionscomments
Finding Small Joys on Trips to the Retinal Specialist...Recently I had my six-week check-up for my macular degeneration. Nothing out of the ordinary was going on. My vision felt pretty...reactions1comment
Communication with Family & Friends ...Please share your experience with telling your family and friends about your macular degeneration journey (e.g., diagnosis, progression, day-to-day life)....reactionsrepliesFriends & FamilyCopingTips & Advice
In need of a support group...My boyfriend had macular degeneration, he's depressed and I just realized how much I love him. Help a sister out....reactions3repliesAwarenessCopingDepression
Shifting Gears and Adapting to New Circumstances...I'm a 78 y.o. retired social services case manager, a wife with a caring husband, and the mother of a wonderful daughter...reactions1comment
Stress and Macular Degeneration...Life was rocking along pretty well until I suddenly awoke at 2 AM with burning pain in my wrist. I got up and...reactionscomments
How Do Friends and Loved Ones Respond to Your Vision Impairment?...Well, to me personally, their response has been “underwhelming” and a bit disappointing. But wait! They’re all good-hearted people and there’s got...reactions6comments
Public Transport Activism..."Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month...reactionscomments
Golden Views, Sunglasses to the Rescue...Living with this myopic degeneration diagnosis these past two years and certainly been “eye-opening!” (Pun intended). I had honestly never even considered...reactionscomments
Cauliflower Pizza, An Eye Healthy Alternative...You all! I had no idea pizzerias made pizza with cauliflower crust. No, I haven’t been living under a rock, and yes...reactions2comments
Preventative Measures and Practices...Please share things that you do in your day-to-day life that you feel help your macular degeneration from progressing....reactions2repliesTips & AdviceProgression
What Can I Do Now to Help Prevent Worsening Vision?...Gasp! We’ve all been there. That moment where you first learn that you have this thing called macular degeneration. You may be...reactions2comments
Your "Summer Eye-Protection Kit"...Sunglasses, visors, bucket hats, Cocoons... What provides the best protection from the sun for your retinas? Get your "kit" together, snap a...reactions7repliesTips & Advice
Continuing to Find Happiness With Vision Loss...I think in life we are always searching. Searching for a new purpose, a new direction, a new car, a new book...reactions2comments
What Is Geographic Atrophy?...Geographic atrophy (GA) is a chronic eye condition in which the cells in the retina slowly break down and die. This results...reactions3comments
TV Audio Description...I have written about audio description in the past. Audio description to the blind is roughly what closed caption is to the...reactionscomments
