Questions and Answers: Diagnosed With Macular Degeneration...Reaching out to others on the forum page is so helpful for me. Hearing the stories that others share as I go...reactions7comments
How Can We Get SMARTer About Our Eye Health?...As COVID-19 eases up in Australia, it’s time for many of us to re-emerge from our shells, but that’s easier said than...reactions1comment
What lifestyle changes do you want to make for your eye health?...Do you want to make changes to your diet or exercise routine by eating more dark leafy greens or going on walks?...reactions3repliesProgressionCoping
COVID vaccine and macular degeneration...Does anyone know if there are any negative correlations between the vaccine and macular degeneration? I currently have dry macular degeneration, could...reactions10repliesTreatment
What Prevents People from Going to Therapy?...Over the last few years, I’ve become extremely passionate about the impact our feelings and emotions have on us due to our...reactions1comment
An Appointment, An Injection, and Improved Vision...In the six weeks in between each of my Retinal Specialist appointments, I am constantly checking. And rechecking, daily. How does the...reactionscomments
Charles Bonnet Syndrome and The Pandemic...This pandemic is getting to me. The other evening I was just hanging out bored and I noticed I could see my...reactions1comment
Pain and weeping second day after 4th injection of Eylea, ...Dear MD friends: I had my 4th injection of Eylea yesterday. My eye still hurts so badly I can't keep it open. ...reactions3repliesEye InjectionSide EffectsWet AMD
I Painted a Picture Today...When that moment hits, I just have to go with it. I typically reach for a fresh, clean piece of paper or...reactions1comment
Free Books and Magazines...I was speaking to someone yesterday about visual impairment. I made the comment “Well, at least we get free books!" We laughed...reactions1comment
My Macular Degeneration Journey...When I was in my sixties, I was diagnosed with AMD in both eyes. I lived in West Palm Beach, Florida, and...reactions5comments
Breaking Pandemic Habits for Healthier Eyes...Like one of our members recently posted, “it’s not cancer, and we’re not dead!" - harsh, but true. I try to remind myself...reactions7comments
Eye irritation and sinuses...I have recently been diagnosed (at 53) and am trying to learn all I can. One issue I have is that my...reactions4repliesEye InjectionNewly DiagnosedSide Effects
Managing Loneliness and Macular Degeneration ...One of the hard truths about battling macular degeneration is it oftentimes accompanied by loneliness. For many of us, craving human contact...reactions4comments
Digging Deeper To Find Positivity and Hope...We know how macular degeneration (MD) makes it harder to see in darkness. The more light, the easier it is to see...reactions3comments
Improvement...I can't believe after 5 years my eye has actually improved. When I have both eyes open, I can't tell anything is...reactions8comments
Confronting Change: Advocating and Adapting...That awkward moment when you are used to doing something a certain way and then someone throws a monkey wrench into the...reactions1comment
Spring Is In the Air! Avoid Itchy, Irritated Eyes...I’m really super excited about spring and warmer weather! I’m not really super excited about the dry itchiness that always seems to...reactionscomments
Don't Agonize - Organize: Alternatives to Driving..."Don't agonize - organize!" This is a great slogan, and it wasn’t invented by me, but I use it every day for...reactions1comment
Surgery with macular...I was scheduled for total knee replacement & then was diagnosed with macular in both eyes, dry in left & wet in...reactions10repliesSurgery
