Pretty Simple DayI don't do anything the night before an injection. I get an early morning appointment, as there are less people, so I...reactionscomments
No Shower for 3 Days After TreatmentMy story is very brief. A week after my treatment, I experienced irritation in my "bad" eye, the one with wet AMD...reactionscomments
"I Have Good News and Bad News. Which Do You Want First?"I have had everything you can get with eye issues... glaucoma, torn retina, cataracts, dry eye, and last — but probably the...reactionscomments
Eye Injections and AREDSAfter beginning injections and receiving billing from my insurer for unknown medications and a unknown compound drug, I asked my provider, "How...reactionscomments
Enjoying the HolidaysMy enjoyment is within my mind, body, and spirit. I love Christmas because of the meaning. I hang a stocking for Jesus...reactionscomments
My Dry AMD storyWhen I was in my early forties, my optometrist told me that I had drusen. I had no idea at the time...reactionscomments
Morning Before InjectionsI use a neti pot to wash my nasal passages, which helps clear my sinuses. This helps a lot to eliminate pressure...reactionscomments
Eye Injection AftercareI have been getting injections for over 5 years starting with my left eye, then both eyes for two years, and now...reactions2comments
MD Runs in the Male Side of My FamilyDuring my late 30s and early 40s, I took care of my father who suffered from MD for 8 years. When he...reactions9comments
Seven Years With Wet AMDSeven years with wet AMD and to be honest I don't give it a thought between injections, which I get every month...reactions3comments
Life Goes OnI have always had excellent vision. In 2016 I experienced an issue with the vision portion of the driver's license test. I...reactionscomments
How I CopeI started writing music when I was 15. It’s the way I have always coped with life. Growing up in an abusive...reactionscomments
Mysterious Objects Block My VisionIt started a few months after I fell and injured my head. I required emergency surgery for a head wound. I started...reactions6comments
Not Quite Like the MajorityI have wet AMD in both eyes. I’ve been getting injections in my right eye for 5 years and in my left...reactionscomments
Lessons My Macular Degeneration Taught MeI'm blind in my right eye because of dry macular degeneration. Two years ago, I went completely blind in my left eye...reactionscomments
A Journey Through Macular Degeneration: My Experience with ElmironMy story is a bit different from most I’ve read. For years, I was prescribed Elmiron for interstitial cystitis (IC). Though it...reactions4comments
Post-Injection PainI have no problems with the injections. It is the adverse reaction to Betadine. Agonizing pain. I am 77. I can usually...reactionscomments
My AMD StoryI was first diagnosed with dry MD in May 2023. I did not take it very seriously because I had no symptoms...reactionscomments
Eye Injection AnxietyMy anxiety arose from pain afterwards. After a discussion with the optometrist, we worked out it was sensitivity to iodine. We did...reactionscomments
Living With GA and Dry EyeThe article by Sharon Moore pretty much recounts my own story. I get injections for geographic atrophy (GA) every 2 months. At...reactions5comments
