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
Controlling a New Blind Spot ...With a degenerative disease of any kind, a person knows that things can and probably will worsen over time. But, just because...reactions4comments
What You Can Do For Your Eyes While Your Treatments Are On Hold...One of the newly recognized effects of stay at home orders during a pandemic is having to cancel, reschedule, and worryingly wait...reactionscomments
Playing Card Games Legally Blind...Recently, I went on a vacation with five incredible women and our children. It was so enjoyable and relaxing that it felt...reactionscomments
Nature Excursions for the Visually Impaired...I just got back from walking the dogs. A colleague texted me and said how she loves walking with her sister in...reactionscomments
Is there any hope of regaining the center sight of left eye?...I didn’t know what macular degeneration was. My sight in the left eye was right in center. I can see all around...reactions3comments
Right Eye...I was diagnosed 5 years ago. I was very surprised. They told me usually people in 3rd world country get this starvation...reactions1comment
It's the Little Things We Can Still Do with Vision Loss...I’m a 71-year-old retired guy with dry AMD in the left eye and wet AMD in my right. I’ve had 60+ injections...reactionscomments
Newbie...Hello, I'm a 70-year-old single male, I got my diagnosis four days ago, dry AMD, and I have been living on that...reactions5comments
Helping a Loved One Who is Visually Impaired...When you're married to a legally blind man, much like Kenny Rogers suggests, you've gotta know when to hold 'em, know when...reactions1comment
All Blurry...It's like one day I woke up and all was blurry. I can't read the things I used to. I have to...reactions1comment
My Why...I have multiple identities. I have shared in the past that I am: female, black, single mom, founder of Purple House Project...reactionscomments
Myopic Macular Degeneration...Hello, so glad to have found this community! I have posted in some of the other threads but will post my story...reactions4comments
Loved Ones Who Support Us Need Support, Too!...Since you have been visually impaired, have you ever wondered whether your nearest and dearest have been paying any attention AT ALL?...reactionscomments
Young Mother...It was 1988 and I was a young mom with 3 little ones when I was first diagnosed with dry macular degeneration...reactions2comments
