Stories

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...

Since childhood I have always had very low vision in my left eye due to amblyopia and myopia. I did not go regularly to any eye specialist, because my right...

Both my eyes have visual field loss from glaucoma. My right eye was my "good" eye until September 2016, when it went blurry and I realized there was a hole...

I am 59 and have had macular degeneration in both eyes for several years, starting with dry in my 40s. I am an art teacher and have always had a...

I was 44 years old when I was diagnosed with wet MD. It started in my right eye, I did the shots for 3 years. During that time, my left...

At 25, I was a young mom of an overactive toddler. Like most moms, I wanted to capture every moment so I always had a camera around (this was before...

I read the recent story by the woman with myopic degeneration, who is an artist. It resonated with me because we have many similarities – I also have a loving...

I know this is not a story about age related macular degeneration, but I thought I would share - hope you all don't mind. I am not about to be...

For years I have had severe pain after injections. I was unable to open my eyes for hours because it hurt and my eyes that teared a lot. I was...

I am new to this scary world of wet macular degeneration. Yesterday I had my third shot and so far, I have had good results. I have asked my retinal...

Up until March, my dry AMD had not changed significantly since my diagnosis about 6 yrs ago. One eye is considerably less affected than the other and it's my saving...