Peripheral Vision Exercises...Editor's Note: This article was originally written by Brown Eyed Girl, a MacularDegeneration.net Community Health Leader. When we first hear that we...reactions12comments
Paddling Along Life's Journey...Way back in the 1980’s when women had really big hair and our business suits had massive shoulder pads, I left my...reactions2comments
What would you love to do but think you can’t because of AMD?...Are there things that you used to love, but feel like you can't do anymore because of AMD? Have you found ways...reactions10repliesCoping
Macular Degeneration and COVID-19...Since late 2019, COVID-19 has become a household name. It has changed many aspects of daily life. Especially for those living with...reactions2comments
My Fairy Tale: The Magic of Modern Medicine...Once upon a time... This story started in 1959. In St. Louis, Missouri, a little girl was born into a family with...reactionscomments
Don't Give Up!...I am a 91-year-old great-grandmother...3 children, 7 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren… I’ve been under the care of a retina specialist for about...reactions3comments
My Mom...For years I took my mom to the eye doctor for her macular degeneration. She received injections in her eyes. She couldn't...reactions3comments
The $1,000 Hamburger (AKA Attitude Is Everything)...Recently, I had a $1,000 hamburger! It was delicious and I really enjoyed it! Maybe I better explain this a bit. What...reactions3comments
Mom Didn't Communicate...My mom was diagnosed with dry macular degeneration. Some unexpected medical emergencies got in the way of her regular check-ups, then she...reactions1comment
My Wet and Dry MD...Since childhood I have always had very low vision in my left eye due to amblyopia and myopia. I did not go...reactions1comment
How My Contacts Teach Me Gratitude...I’ve been spending a lot of time lately focusing on gratitude. I’m finding that I’m having to literally retrain my brain to...reactions2comments
MMD and Glaucoma...Both my eyes have visual field loss from glaucoma. My right eye was my "good" eye until September 2016, when it went...reactionscomments
Acceptance is Key...I am 59 and have had macular degeneration in both eyes for several years, starting with dry in my 40s. I am...reactions1comment
Eye shots...I’ll try to get over the anxiety of a needle going into my eye. When the doctor says here I come the...reactions1replyEye Injection
The Importance of Doctors Who Care...I recently had a huge scare with my eyes. I started having some pretty severe vision changes that felt really scary so...reactions2comments
Warning: The Fear of Losing Your Sight Makes You Vulnerable...This is not to scare or dissuade those with macular degeneration (MD) from learning more about MD or finding new treatment options...reactions2comments
My MD story...I was 44 years old when I was diagnosed with wet MD. It started in my right eye, I did the shots...reactions2comments
But I am only 25!...At 25, I was a young mom of an overactive toddler. Like most moms, I wanted to capture every moment so I...reactions1comment
Keeping My Diagnosis a Secret...I don’t know about you, but I kept my diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) secret from everyone except my closest family...reactions9comments
Sending gratitude to this forum ...My mom was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration 2 years back, she was 58 then. Initially it was just one eye and...reactions5repliesDiagnosisCopingEye Injection
