After 10 Years With Macular DegenerationI love playing cards with my children, grandchildren and/or great grandchildren. I have the brightest light by my chair and I always...reactions1comment
My Grandchildren's FacesMy vision is good now thanks to regular shots from my retina doctor but I find myself not taking my vision for...reactions2comments
I Live Every Day With this LossAt an ophthalmologist appointment, the doctor looked behind my eye and saw bleeding. He referred me to a retinal specialist who diagnosed...reactions4comments
Isn't It Ironic?As a former teacher for the visually impaired, I find it ironic that I am gradually losing my eyesight, and this is...reactions5comments
The Slow Curtain ClosesMy mom had macular degeneration and I didn't understand...until I turned 60 and have had a serious conversation with my doctor. I...reactions1comment
Don't Stop ActivityMy first thought regarding my eyesight is thankfulness. I can drive in daylight and have family to help me at night. I...reactions1comment
Seeing WavesI have dry macular degeneration in both eyes. I am beginning to see waves in my right eye. My nom had wet...reactions4comments
I Must Be Stronger Than I LookBear with me. I’m going to start at the beginning of my eye troubles. I was only forty-four years old when my...reactions2comments
Finding Joy When You Think There Is No JoyI have had AMD since 2011. I am an artist, needless to say after my diagnosis, I felt so sad and blue...reactions5comments
Entering Into Darkness!I was an active electrician about 7-8 years ago when my Walmart optometrist called and said I had to go to IA...reactions2comments
Thought I Had Escaped!My father had dry macular degeneration by the time he was 68. That progressed to wet macular degeneration by the time he...reactions1comment
Keep Hope AliveMy mom, age 88, has only peripheral vision in both eyes due to AMD and having taken a blood thinner that caused...reactions1comment
Accepting the Blessings Of LifeReading suddenly got very challenging, and as I was the financial controller of a food manufacturing company, my condition hastened my decision...reactions1comment
Seriously, Don't Talk To Me About LemonsAlthough I had to leave my 40-year career as a professional photographic artist, I have managed to return to my first loves;...reactions5comments
I Was a CarpenterI bent over to pick up my saw and when I stood, my vision went solid gray. It lasted only seconds before...reactions8comments
Diagnosed with CataractsI have been diagnosed with cataracts for which an operation was suggested. I didn't agree with that. I also have some sinus...reactionscomments
LuckyI have had macular degeneration since I was 50 and now 69 and it hasn't changed since then. I was told to...reactions1comment
DiagnosedI was diagnosed around age 51. Never had signs of dry macular degeneration, but my left eye just went wet one day...reactions1comment
A Life Without TearsYes, my eyes are frequently very dry and I have to get my tears from one of those little bottles. I really...reactions1comment
My Life After MD DiagnosisI was diagnosed at age 64. I did not know much about the disease at first but like everything else that would...reactions1comment
