Stories

After reading how AMD can and will cause blindness (and experiencing the rapid road to it myself) I resigned to this fate though not without a fight... In looking back...

I have GA and I have Syfovre shots every 5 or 6 weeks. The first thing I’ve learned about getting the shots is that worrying about the unknown is far...

My AMD was caught by a smart optometrist 7 years ago. I started vitamins, wore dark sunglasses and a visor on sunny days, and was seen yearly by an ophthalmologist...

The only thing out of the ordinary was I had to start with reading glasses a little younger than most. For the next several years my prescription changed pretty frequent...

I was diagnosed with Wet AMD in both eyes 4 yrs ago. I had never heard of it. I was about 73 at the time. I started injections in both...

Seems like everywhere I go, I cant see details anymore. I have to ask what a color is, and there is not much to do out in the stores. I've...

I've been seeing the retina doctor for 5 or 6 years when the MD in my right eye turned wet. So, we began the injections. The first time was a...

My grandmother became blind, as did my mother. I was diagnosed last year but told that I was still ok to drive, which put me in a panic because we...

I had gone for a routine eye exam a year ago and she referred me to a specialist. I went to the specialist and they ran all these weird tests...

I was diagnosed with dry MD about 20 yrs ago. Didn't think too much about it as my siblings had not been diagnosed. So in 2019 I had cataract surgery...

About fifteen years age I was diagnosed with wet and dry MD. I received an extremely painful shot in my eye to stop the bleeding, From then I went to...

I am just trying to set up to submit…I will come back. I was diagnosed in February 2020, just as the pandemic arrived. I have participated numerous clinical studies and...

I've experienced STAGES throughout my 8 years with AMD. I started out with 1 then 2 dry AMD diagnosis. I avoided looking at the online photo images of what was...

Day by day, I get up and wash my face, grab my glasses, fix breakfast, take my eye vitamins with the morning meal to reduce the harshness of the pills...

I am 67 years old, retired 4 years ago, diagnosed 5 years ago with MD. I stopped driving 2 years ago after getting lost after dark in a place I...

Before I even get up each morning I reach for my Kindle to check the time, then I drag the ole body out to the kitchen and take my MD...

As a child I was born with crossed eyes. This was a long time ago as I am now 77. I had amblyopia. I have no depth perception. I would...

I have had AMD for 15 years, and I started the injections right away. They get easier. I am going to be 92 in June. I still drive in the...

I want to thank this wonderful group for letting me join. To read your stories has given me more positive thoughts and not give up. My mom has had MD...

I have always been adventurous. I have always enjoyed solving problems. I am a lady engineer and a private pilot, so hang on to your seatbelt. You may experience occasional...