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
Cataracts...Hello I’m 62 years. Eyes were bothering me, so I went to my eye doctor he said it was cataracts. Had surgery...reactions3comments
You Are Not Alone...So there I was 62 years old, fat, dumb, and happy and getting close enough to retirement to sniff it. Eight years...reactionscomments
A Slow and Upsetting Process...My vision problem started with a slight "spider net" above my right eye... I always thought it was some hair that had...reactions1comment
Is There Proper Visually Impaired Etiquette?...I have made this statement before in another forum but I am going to make it again: Whatever happened to Miss Manners?...reactionscomments
Cooking with a Visual Impairment...As a young girl, my signature dish was Oodles and Noodles. I would pride myself on having the perfect water to noodle...reactionscomments
Nothing Has Changed for Me...I went to the eye doctor in May of 2017 who sent me to the retina doctor because of wavy lines in...reactions4comments
