What I See: What Does Macular Degeneration Look Like?...It's easy to research and read about common symptoms of macular degeneration (AMD), but it's much more difficult to comprehend what it's actually like to see the world through the...reactions13comments
Looking Back, So You Don’t Have To...There are things that happened and there are things I wish had happened. There are things I’m sorry that happened and things that I’m glad that happened. What the heck...reactions2comments
What's the Difference Between MacularDegeneration.net's Facebook Page and Website?...Last month, I was chatting with my mom and her heart was heavy for a new friend who is having some pretty serious issues with vision loss. Her friend was...reactionscomments
My Story and My Way Forward - Stay Positive and Help Others, Too...I'm 65 yrs of age and live near Mansfield in England. I was diagnosed about 6 months ago after having had a cataract operation. Luckily a very observant practice nurse...reactions5comments
Macular Degeneration Awareness Month 2020!...February is Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Awareness Month where, for an entire month, we intentionally focus on educating others and increasing awareness about life with macular degeneration. This year's...reactionscomments
How I Help Others By Helping Myself...A while ago the staff at Health Union posed a question: Why did you become an advocate? I was honest. I told them it was rather accidental. Through the back...reactionscomments
Family Affair...My family is full of blind or half-blind people because of macular degeneration – for generations back. My mom and two of my siblings have been blind from 40 years...reactions2comments
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Macular Degeneration: Hispanic or Latinos...Macular degeneration is currently the leading cause of vision loss in America. It affects more than 10 million people – more than cataracts and glaucoma combined. Macular degeneration does not...reactionscomments
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 one day just to see how eyesight was...reactions3comments
Makeup and Macular Degeneration: Is It Safe?...Most of us with macular degeneration want nothing more than to protect our eyes at all costs. But, do we have to give up things like wearing makeup in order...reactions1comment
My Attempt to Use a Screen Reader for Google Docs...The job of a screen reader is just that: to read what is on the screen you are looking at which is certainly quite a good thing when you can't...reactionscomments
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 ago I simply went to an optometrist for...reactionscomments
One Day at a Time: Learning Not To Worry...Whew! What a week it has been. Over the weekend a family member died. Suddenly my schedule for the coming week was crammed full. Children and grandchildren would be arriving...reactionscomments
The Case of the Shrinking Vitreous...I’ve been working with people who have macular degeneration since my long-time friend Sue became legally blind in February 2016 from advanced dry macular degeneration, which is also called geographic...reactionscomments
Let’s Watch TV!...Being a VIP (Visually Impaired Person) doesn’t mean you have to quit enjoying television, movies, plays, and tours. Of course, one thing you can do is to get the biggest...reactions4comments
10 Ways You Can Take Care of Your Emotional Health Throughout the Day...It’s no secret that those of us living with macular degeneration also sometimes struggle with our emotional health. Worry, anxiety, depression, sadness, fear, anger, and confusion...are all difficult emotions and...reactions1comment
Kitchen Lights...One of the most important aspects of macular degeneration is the need for good lighting. Here's a quick lighting tip to help in the kitchen! ...reactionscomments
Dark Mode and Night Shift on the iPhone and iPad...Many of us in the macular degeneration community already use Night Shift on our smartphones. The one where the screen can be changed from a bright blue light to a...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 a woman who recently lost a pregnancy, lost...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 research for this page I discovered closed captioning...reactionscomments
