Stories

I was recently diagnosed with wet AMD and have started on the standard treatment of shots. I was "lucky" enough that it is in my one good eye. I have...

My doctor quit so on my next visit March 19th I will be seeing a new doctor in a new place. I know this sounds ordinary. Right! Well After going...

Hi all, I'm so happy to find people who understand what I've been going through. I've worn glasses for being near-sighted since 5th grade but never had any eye problems...

So I'm 39 type one diabetic with Graves' disease. My biggest fear is blindness and today the eye doctor tells me I'm in intermediate stage of AMD. I'm scared. Have...

I’ve been getting injections for about 2 yrs. The injections are not painful. There is some pressure but you don’t feel the needle. They numb the area where the shot...

Hi all! Thank you for letting me join! I was just diagnosed with wet macular degeneration 2 days ago, I'm 63 and am very concerned. I start injections in both...

Ok, it happened about a year ago. I had a rupture in my right eye, blood floating in the road. I became totally black ever since then. I’ve been going...

I am 71 years old. I was diagnosed with wet in one eye 3 years ago. After the first year, I was almost cleared up and then I tried a...

I am grateful for all the stories that are shared on this website. I long to learn from others with similar experiences that AMD has created. I willingly have gone...

Imagine my disappointment when I've been going for shots for 15 months now and my left eye was doing great and now it's worse. I was going intervals 4 weeks...

I am going for my 9th shot on 1-22-2021, so I have been really paying attention to my vision in both eyes. About a week ago I notice a small...

At 40 years of age, I started having difficulty reading, so off I went to the optometrist. Her first concern was “things” she could see in my eyes. Did I...

I'm 70 years old. I was first diagnosed with age-related dry macular degeneration by my ophthalmologist in 2016. His only advice was to take AREDS vitamins and google the disease...

I diagnosed myself with wet macular in the right eye. When I had cataracts removed years ago (I am 87) my doctor diagnosed me with dry AMD. However, she told...

My story started over 25 years ago. I was diagnosed with wet in both eyes. I was living in West Palm Beach, Florida and a retina specialist did four laser...

I have the same situation in my left eye as the person who submitted a story recently. It is very confusing because I also have a cataract in that eye...

I was diagnosed four months ago with wet macular degeneration in the right eye and dry in the left. At the time the visual acuity in my right eye was...

I had macular changes for two or three years. I was being followed and advised on what to look for if my condition changed from dry to wet. I was...

I just had cataract surgery on both eyes with spacing in between. I now can see with one eye but the other is just blurry and it has been 4...

I have both AMD and a macular pucker in my left eye. My doctor suggested that I have surgery on the pucker but there is no guarantee that my sight...