Stories

I am 75 yrs old and have wet macular degeneration. I always had issues with lightning bolts and floaters in my eyes. My eyes have always been sensitive to light...

I recently heard what GA stands for: geographic atrophy. It is a very bad thing. I guess it is the end of macular degeneration. I am petrified by this. I...

I started wearing glasses for myopia when I was 9. By the time I was 17 my prescription was about -13 in both eyes. It wasn’t a problem; I found...

My story began about 8 years ago when I got the results from my genetics test. I joined 23&Me to find out about my ancestry which involved sending in a...

I’m 61 years old and was just diagnosed with wet AMD and had my 1st Avastin injection. I did a lot of reading & research online when I found out...

So here is an update. I haven't posted in a while... I now have macular degeneration in both eyes and get injections every six weeks. Been going on now for...

After being told I had AMD, I experience blurred vision and was diagnosed having had a small stroke in my left optic nerve leaving me with no sight in my...

Eye pressure, macular degeneration and glaucoma all hit me in an instant. As an attorney with lots of reading and writing to do, I stumbled. No one except my doctor...

During my most recent eye exam, my doctor told me he saw the beginning of dry macular degeneration. This of course isn’t a surprise as all of my fathers siblings...

I was a little taken back by one member's story. She said she stop taking zinc which is part of the AREDS formula because she feared it may be harmful...

I am almost eighty and have wet MD for the last 20 yrs. I received injections every month for 2 years. I have now stabilized and do not receive injections...

I was told that I have both eyes with dry macular degeneration. They are both in the center although it doesn't affect me too much. I have trouble with small...

My eye doctor informed me on Tuesday of last week that he sees a hole in my left eye and that I must see a specialist to receive shots for...

I had suffered from cataracts for several years and suffered from decreasing vision. I finally had both cataracts removed. Not hold the result, in fact, my vision was still blurred...

I was diagnosed 3 years ago. My sight is very poor right now and growing worse. Fortunately, one of our daughters lives with us and does most all the housework...

I was age 54 when I found out I have AMD, but I got dry. I got it but it affects my side vision, and nowadays it hasn't moved to...

In 2020 I discovered I had diabetic retinopathy. Unfortunately, I received my diagnosis a little too late, and the majority of my right eye's vision was destroyed. Now, when I...

I have been diagnosed with dry AMD in 2018 and had no problems at all. However, the ophthalmologist neglected to tell me that AMD comes in three stages, the first...

I am 86 years old and was diagnosed with MD two years ago. I have an awful time after my injections...redness, bleeding, itchiness, irritation, etc. It doesn't go away I...

I'm 69 years old, I have been diagnosed with wet macular degeneration about 10 years ago. I have been getting eye shots for about 7 years, about 3 weeks ago...