Stories

I was extremely nearsighted as a child - wore contacts for years. Finally had laser surgery to correct my vision. All along, however, my retina was stretched and I was...

It was 2017 I just had a normal eye exam for maybe a prescription change. All was good and then a few months later, I returned to the optometrist, because...

A year and a half ago I noticed a sudden change in my vision in my right eye. I went to my optometrist who thought I might have a detached...

I've had dry AMD for 6 years and one eye is significantly more affected than the other...but thank goodness for the good eye! I do a lot of reading, drawing...

My first attendance at an eye hospital for my failing eyesight, I was told I had dry in my left eye, but wet in the right. I asked if I...

Our nephew and his wife were expecting their first child. We wanted to give a personal gift - a gift I made for them as I had for many other...

The Weigel Williamson Vision Rehabilitation Center in Omaha, Nebraska has been a lifeline of hope for me. As macular degeneration continues to limit my vision, the center evaluates me once...

I am 72. I was diagnosed almost four years ago with wet AMD in my right eye. I had gone to my regular eye doctor after noticing strange, gray blobs...

Marilyn developed macular degeneration sometime around 2015. I can’t pinpoint that date for sure because her eyesight didn’t change much as far as I could tell. Long after her initial...

About five years ago I was diagnosed with epiretinal membrane (macular pucker) in my right eye. Two years ago, after I turned 54. I started having blurred vision in my...

I am a 71-year-old female who noticed, about two years ago, the tell-tale signs of AMD: straight lines that are now wavy! Living in Baltimore MD, home of the world-famous...

I was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration in early January 2009. My left eye had a total of 3 injections of Avastin before my vision was restored. Off and on...

I'm a 78 y.o. retired social services case manager, a wife with a caring husband, and the mother of a wonderful daughter. I'm passionate about so many things, love reading...

No matter what the weather, my visor is always ready to pick up with my bag when I leave the house. I shop with it on. When socializing day or...

While reading my morning newspaper on Labor Day 2015, I noticed wavy lines. First appointment next day with an ophthalmologist who diagnosed wet AMD. I had to see staff retinal...

Hi all, I’ve posted here before. I’m 55, diagnosed just over a year ago with myopic degeneration. Here is the latest. Went for a second opinion with a retina specialist...

I developed this condition about 10 or 12 years ago and now it has progressed to 20/400 in one eye and 20/40 in my right eye. Both eyes are dry...

I am a 91-year-old great-grandmother...3 children, 7 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren… I’ve been under the care of a retina specialist for about 7 years. I’ve had the Eyelea injections every...

For years I took my mom to the eye doctor for her macular degeneration. She received injections in her eyes. She couldn't see after that for a while, a few...

My mom was diagnosed with dry macular degeneration. Some unexpected medical emergencies got in the way of her regular check-ups, then she became totally invalid and unable to go to...