Stories

In December 2008 I noticed my vision was more blurry than normal. Thought it was due to being around my uncle's chain-smoking and my allergies were the cause. Fast forward...

My mom had dry MD. She was unable to drive, and used magnifying glasses to read, etc. I was diagnosed with dry around 40. Later, diagnosed with wet. Tried different...

I have had eye probs for a while but I keep getting flashing lights and I can't see shot, it will come and go. It lasts about 15 min when...

I had blurred vision almost overnight in my right eye. A straight line turned into an hourglass. Scared me. Went to Doc and had surgery. Was told it would take...

I was diagnosed 7 years ago... along with cataracts. I also was recently been diagnosed with mucous membrane pemphigoid which can do great damage to the eyelids & the orbit...

Wavy telephone lines didn't seem to be very serious at first. After all, I was in my mid-70s and I thought it was probably just normal old age vision. But...

I had developed a macular hole, skipped right over degeneration. It has been surgically repaired, but my vision has not returned to level surgeon had hoped. However, I am to...

My mom had macular degeneration and was treated with injections. I was amazed at how well she did. She was in her 80's. Recently I did "23 & Me" and...

I was told that I had the beginning of macular degeneration. I asked if it got worse, I'm not sure he even checked. But I've been having a lot of...

I went for my eye exam in Oct 2020 and told the Dr I was having some slight blurry vision. After the exam she said there wasn't much change so...

I have been getting shots for 3+ years. My biggest complaint is the discomfort after the shot due to all the Betadine that they are using now. Anybody have any...

I'm 65 yrs of age and live near Mansfield in England. I was diagnosed about 6 months ago after having had a cataract operation. Luckily a very observant practice nurse...

My family is full of blind or half-blind people because of macular degeneration – for generations back. My mom and two of my siblings have been blind from 40 years...

I was diagnosed at 52 with wet AMD in the right eye with no symptoms or anything wrong. I was testing myself one day just to see how eyesight was...

My AMD journey began back in 2006 (age 54) when an optometrist I saw for new computer glasses noticed drusen in both of my eyes. This news was not totally...

I’ll admit that I was horrified when I found out I had wet in the right eye and dry in the left. This was about 8 years ago. The shots...

What do you do to calm yourself before your shots? No joke my doctor said to take a shot before my shot as in a shot of booze! He didn't...

I noticed one morning in June I was having trouble reading the paper. Something looked off. I went that day to the eye doctor. They made an appointment for two...

Almost 2 years ago I noticed a bright light in my right eye. I went to my eye doctor, he realized there was bleeding behind my retina, and he sent...

A year ago @ age 74 I woke up & my right eye had a smear in the center, like Vasaline in my eye. In a few days I went...