Family Affair...My family is full of blind or half-blind people because of macular degeneration – for generations back. My mom and two of...reactions2comments
Through My Eyes...I was diagnosed at 52 with wet AMD in the right eye with no symptoms or anything wrong. I was testing myself...reactions3comments
Where Do I Start? How to Share Your Macular Degeneration Story..."I want to share my story but don't know how to start." If this sounds like you, you're not alone. Getting started...reactionscomments
Diagnosed with MD About 6 Years Ago...Hi there! My name is Sandy and I am 82 years old. I was diagnosed about 8 years ago (left eye). I...reactions1comment
Diagnosis...I had both parents with dry macular degeneration that never really progressed. My father lived until he was 96, and my mother...reactions3comments
Surprise...A year ago @ age 74 I woke up & my right eye had a smear in the center, like Vasaline in...reactions5comments
Where I Am After 6 Months...I noticed one morning in June I was having trouble reading the paper. Something looked off. I went that day to the...reactions2comments
Am I Scared About the Future?...I’ll admit that I was horrified when I found out I had wet in the right eye and dry in the left...reactions1comment
My Macular Degeneration Story...My AMD journey began back in 2006 (age 54) when an optometrist I saw for new computer glasses noticed drusen in both...reactions4comments
Macular Degeneration...Almost 2 years ago I noticed a bright light in my right eye. I went to my eye doctor, he realized there...reactions1comment
You’re Not Dying and You Don’t Have Cancer. Why Are You So Sad?...Those of us on the MacularDegeneration.net team were recently given a wonderful opportunity to travel for a conference. Our keynote speaker was...reactions6comments
Audio Descriptions for the Visually Impaired...Being left-handed and the subtle discrimination that brings (exactly whom are you calling sinister?!?!) can make me a little feisty. During my...reactionscomments
Bringing Things Closer...Sometimes things we do bring unexpected and great results. A member of my Facebook group said that her mother who has AMD...reactionscomments
How My Failing Eyes Almost Killed My Son's Kitten...Do you know how sometimes something happens in an instant that completely changes your life? Those 'freak' things that happen so quickly...reactionscomments
Need An Extra Pair of Eyes?...Are there times when you just cannot figure out what is in the can in your cupboard because you can't see what's...reactions2comments
It Is What It Is...It just might be time to subject you - ugh, let us say, allow you to experience - one of my stream...reactionscomments
Happy, Healthy New Year! It's 2020!...It’s hard to believe this year is already at its end. There’s an old saying about the days being long, but the...reactions2comments
A Fresh Start in the New Year with a New Mindset...There’s something really special about a fresh start to a new year. Everything feels a little more hopeful, even though all of...reactions6comments
IrisVision Smart Goggles...In a previous article, I wrote about OrCam Smart Glasses, one of a type of head-worn assistive devices developed for VIPs (Visually...reactions2comments
Christmas and Vision Loss...Three Christmas’s ago, I had no idea I had Stargardts and was losing my central vision. I have always loved Christmas, the...reactions2comments
