Stories

I was told I had macular degeneration by an optometrist. I had thought I only needed a slightly stronger pair of glasses for distance vision. My near vision began to...

I am a 86 year-old female, diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - wet kind. I received my diagnosis about 15 months ago. It has become a challenge for me...

In July 2023, I suddenly noticed a gray disk in my right eye, surrounded by a hazy blur. It came on so quickly that I knew something was very wrong...

I suffer immensely post-injection in both eyes. The doctor thinks it's the Betadine. I take prescribed pain pills (yes, plural), as it is that painful, and then I take a...

I've gotten one approximately every 10 weeks or so for almost 3 years. So far, I’ve never had a problem. I do take a medication every 2 hours afterwards for...

My ophthalmologist must be excellent because I have not experienced any pain from injections. The only things about the procedure that bother me are: Also, needing to rely on another...

In late January 2024, my left eye vision started looking like a fun-house mirror, but it was not fun. I made an appointment with my ophthalmologist and thought, "OK, this...

After reading how AMD can and will cause blindness (and experiencing the rapid road to it myself) I resigned to this fate though not without a fight... In looking back...

I have GA and I have Syfovre shots every 5 or 6 weeks. The first thing I’ve learned about getting the shots is that worrying about the unknown is far...

My AMD was caught by a smart optometrist 7 years ago. I started vitamins, wore dark sunglasses and a visor on sunny days, and was seen yearly by an ophthalmologist...

The only thing out of the ordinary was I had to start with reading glasses a little younger than most. For the next several years my prescription changed pretty frequent...

I am a 77-year-old woman, dealing with the challenges of macular degeneration and geographic atrophy. I received this diagnosis about one year ago, and I am coping with the challenges...

I was diagnosed with Wet AMD in both eyes 4 yrs ago. I had never heard of it. I was about 73 at the time. I started injections in both...

Seems like everywhere I go, I cant see details anymore. I have to ask what a color is, and there is not much to do out in the stores. I've...

I've been seeing the retina doctor for 5 or 6 years when the MD in my right eye turned wet. So, we began the injections. The first time was a...

My grandmother became blind, as did my mother. I was diagnosed last year but told that I was still ok to drive, which put me in a panic because we...

I had gone for a routine eye exam a year ago and she referred me to a specialist. I went to the specialist and they ran all these weird tests...

I was diagnosed with dry MD about 20 yrs ago. Didn't think too much about it as my siblings had not been diagnosed. So in 2019 I had cataract surgery...

I am blessed beyond words as I welcome my 95th birthday next month. A reminder each morning is that I have a choice as to how I will move through...

About fifteen years age I was diagnosed with wet and dry MD. I received an extremely painful shot in my eye to stop the bleeding, From then I went to...