Wet MD...Hi, I am an 80-year old who up until about a year ago I have been lucky that there have been no...reactions7comments
Pre-Macular Degeneration...So I am 49 years old, female, I just recently had an eye exam in which I had a retina scan which...reactions2comments
Dry Macular Degeneration in Both Eyes...So I’m 44, and my wife just got a job at an eye clinic. So she talked me into coming in and...reactions1comment
Change Your Macular Degeneration Attitude...Let’s be honest... macular degeneration sucks. It’s scary and debilitating and has changed my whole.entire.life, making everything so much harder than it...reactionscomments
Community Views: Was Your Macular Degeneration Diagnosis a Surprise?...When it comes to macular degeneration, the road to diagnosis looks different for everyone. Receiving a diagnosis can be emotional and difficult...reactions4comments
Cataracts with Macular Degeneration...3 years ago I was told to wait till I couldn’t stand it anymore. This year I went to a LASIK clinic...reactions3comments
Vision Loss: Expectations and Optimism...I had a two-hour lull in the work action today so the girls and I got a late-morning walk. The scenery is...reactions2comments
Macular Degeneration...My sister suffers from macular degeneration. I can't eat, I can't sleep because I know my sister's not good. She is 44...reactions1comment
Genetic Testing Predicts Effectiveness of AREDS Supplements for AMD...Researchers have identified a genetic link that may increase the risk of developing Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). An easy-to-use genetic test can...reactions4comments
Tips on Living Alone with a Visual Impairment...Before I moved into town a few years ago, Andy, a man in his mid-90s with advanced “wet” macular degeneration was one of...reactionscomments
Living Alone...My story is that I am so full of questions. I live by myself and I don’t have any family or even...reactions7comments
Clovis Collins...I was diagnosed with MD in 2003. It has been hard raising 5 kids but I did. They are all grown and...reactions2comments
Myopic Macular Degeneration Diagnosis...Hi everyone, I'm 41 years old and have been diagnosed a month ago with dry myopic macular degeneration in both eyes. One...reactions3comments
Struggling with Fuzzy Sight...I am a 24/7 caretaker and have tons of paperwork and computer work to do to keep up with all of the...reactions1comment
Resilient Despite Life's Hardship...In the first installment of this two-part article series, I wrote about how relentless life can be sometimes. I’ve lost two very...reactionscomments
Update on My Dry Macular After 47 Years...47 years ago, I suddenly had thousands of what I thought were gnats flying in front of me. My macular started breaking...reactions5comments
Adapting to Life With Macular Degeneration...Somewhere along the line, either here or in the blog, I complained about two things that were really giving me fits. After...reactions1comment
I'm an Odd Bird!...I saw on FB an article about betadine causing issues with shots in the eye, so here is my story. 30 years...reactions4comments
Macular Degeneration Isn’t My Only Hardship...Life can really be brutal sometimes. Macular degeneration is hard enough on its own... but the harsh reality of life is that...reactions7comments
How I Help Others By Helping Myself...A while ago the staff at Health Union posed a question: Why did you become an advocate? I was honest. I told...reactionscomments
