Seven Years With Wet AMDSeven years with wet AMD and to be honest I don't give it a thought between injections, which I get every month to six weeks. I receive Vabysmo in both...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Mysterious Objects Block My VisionIt started a few months after I fell and injured my head. I required emergency surgery for a head wound. I started seeing a bright orange light that wouldn't go...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Lessons My Macular Degeneration Taught MeI'm blind in my right eye because of dry macular degeneration. Two years ago, I went completely blind in my left eye due to wet macular degeneration. For a whole...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
A Journey Through Macular Degeneration: My Experience with ElmironMy story is a bit different from most I’ve read. For years, I was prescribed Elmiron for interstitial cystitis (IC). Though it took years to work and was very expensive...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Living with GA and Dry EyeThe article by Sharon Moore pretty much recounts my own story. I get injections for geographic atrophy (GA) every 2 months. At our last session, my retinal specialist (who is...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
New to the CommunityI am a 86 year-old female, diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - wet kind. I received my diagnosis about 15 months ago. It has become a challenge for me...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
66-Year-Old Artist Diagnosed with Wet AMD in Both EyesIn July 2023, I suddenly noticed a gray disk in my right eye, surrounded by a hazy blur. It came on so quickly that I knew something was very wrong...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
I Share All Your Symptoms...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...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Things I've Learned About InjectionsI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Year 7 Since DiagnosisMy 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Unexpected Diagnosis After Traumatic EventThe 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Geographic Atrophy & Coping With Facial RecognitionI am a 77-year-old woman, dealing with the challenges of macular degeneration and geographic atrophy. I received this diagnosis about one year ago, and I am coping with the challenges...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My AMD JourneyI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Need More Light!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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Feeling Adjusted to My MD RoutineI'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...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Inherited Dry Macular DegenerationMy 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...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Journey BeginsI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Never Thought It Would Happen to Me!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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Have My Marbles - Let’s Play!I am blessed beyond words as I welcome my 95th birthday next month. A reminder each morning is that I have a choice as to how I will move through...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Depth Perception ChangeAbout 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...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments