Stories

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...

Would it be inappropriate to use a white cane even though I’m not blind? I have AMD and have a problem seeing things. Thank you, Richard Weiss...

My right eye has been blind for four months now I cannot drive. I am very upset. I am under a doctor's care nothing seems to be happening. Please help...

About 6 weeks ago my right eye was really blurry I thought maybe was from antidepressants I was taken I stopped went back to the eye doctor and they were...

Both my eyes are wet. I have no front vision in left eye and get injections in right eye. Does anyone else seem to be getting worse with depth perception...

I'm 81 years old. Have it in left eye at present. Was told will go to right eye and I will be blind. Prescribed, or rather told, to get macro...

I have read where yellow lenses can be helpful to people with macular degeneration. Are any of you using them? And are they recommended for use in place of sunglasses?...

I am 46 and went for my annual eye exam in order to get safety glasses for my new job. I thought that I was going to add a bifocal...

Hi, I am an 80-year old who up until about a year ago I have been lucky that there have been no changes in my eye. I had been getting...

So I’m 44, and my wife just got a job at an eye clinic. So she talked me into coming in and getting a full eye exam scent about a...

So I am 49 years old, female, I just recently had an eye exam in which I had a retina scan which showed about 20 macular drusen. I then when...

3 years ago I was told to wait till I couldn’t stand it anymore. This year I went to a LASIK clinic for a 2nd opinion. I had surgery &...

My sister suffers from macular degeneration. I can't eat, I can't sleep because I know my sister's not good. She is 44 years old. We started treatment 2 years ago...

When I was first diagnosed with AMD at 65, I was not surprised. My mother was legally blind with AMD & my first cousin on my dad’s side can’t drive...

My story is that I am so full of questions. I live by myself and I don’t have any family or even extended family. Will I be able to live...

I was diagnosed with MD in 2003. It has been hard raising 5 kids but I did. They are all grown and out on their own. But I had a...

I have had dry AMD for a few years now and earlier this year my right eye changed to wet. I have been getting Lucentis shots for about 5 months...

Hi everyone, I'm 41 years old and have been diagnosed a month ago with dry myopic macular degeneration in both eyes. One eye already showing symptoms (wavy lines on the...

I am a 24/7 caretaker and have tons of paperwork and computer work to do to keep up with all of the needs of my spouse. Wondering other than eye...

I saw on FB an article about betadine causing issues with shots in the eye, so here is my story. 30 years ago I woke up on my birthday with...