Don’t Let Low Vision Prevent You From Getting Out There To Vote!...It’s an election year and the big day is quickly approaching. With so much going on in our world and country, this election is proving to be more important than...reactions1comment
Debbie Havens...Debbie Havens is a retired 60-year old grandmother to three, mother to four, and wife to husband Tim for 35 years. They have lived in the Midwest for over 35...
Beyond Exhaustion: How Life Changes with Fatigue...Fatigue: It’s not “just being tired”, and it’s an experience that individuals living with a chronic health condition know all too well. Fatigue can impact every aspect of daily life...reactions1comment
Reading Speed...In about 2 months, I will have an anniversary. The end of January 2016 was when I “lost” the central vision in my second eye. January 2021 will be 5...reactionscomments
Sandra Williams...Sandra was previously an advcoate on MacularDegeneration.net. Sandra Williams lives in the Atlanta suburbs. She and her husband of 51 years have two children and five grandchildren. Sandra spent more...
Assistive Tools for Adapting to Life With Macular Degeneration...In part 1 of this article, I discussed finding a low-vision therapist and how they can teach us the skills we need to maintain our quality of life. I shared...reactions1comment
Preserve Your Vision by Saying "No" to Pesky Halloween Candy...I know that it seems like my diet may only consist of spinach, yellow bell peppers, and blueberries because many of the articles I write center on doing just that...reactionscomments
The Way It Is...I had macular changes for two or three years. I was being followed and advised on what to look for if my condition changed from dry to wet. I was...reactions4comments
Cataract Surgery...I just had cataract surgery on both eyes with spacing in between. I now can see with one eye but the other is just blurry and it has been 4...reactions7comments
AMD and a Pucker...I have both AMD and a macular pucker in my left eye. My doctor suggested that I have surgery on the pucker but there is no guarantee that my sight...reactions5comments
The Best Eye Doctor's Appointment Ever...I recently decided that it would be really helpful to have a Freedom Topaz at home like I have at work. As a result, I decided to contact Blind and...reactionscomments
Brown Eyed Girl...Brown Eyed Girl was diagnosed a number of years ago with macular degeneration. There is both wet and dry macular degeneration in her family. Both her mother and father had...
Fire Safety for the Visually Impaired...There was a little problem last weekend. Friday night there was a fire in my rental. No one was injured and the damage was confined to the bathroom. The fire...reactionscomments
Sharon Moore...Sharon Moore is a semi-retired Registered Nurse. Sharon worked for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as Director over the Diabetes Wellness Center. This program is grant-funded and led to her...
Why High Myops Can’t Get Lasik Surgery for Better Vision...One of the questions I get most when discussing my vision struggles with others is, "Why don’t you just get Lasik surgery?" I usually respond with, “I wish I could!”...reactions3comments
Electronic Devices: Recycling and Disposal...If you live with macular degeneration, you may use various adaptive devices to improve your visual function. Performing everyday tasks can be a lot easier when you have a magnifier...reactionscomments
Low Vision Rehabilitation...An occupational therapist who is a certified low-vision specialist is trained to help you continue to manage your activities of daily living and maintain your quality of life. If you...reactions1comment
Reducing Injection Anxiety and Pain...Sometimes what we think of as being intuitively obvious and “common sense” is dead wrong. Other times the researchers prove the truth of something we were sure we knew anyway...reactions2comments
White Cane...Would it be inappropriate to use a white cane even though I’m not blind? I have AMD and have a problem seeing things. Thank you, Richard Weiss...reactions3comments