Stories

Now that I know I have wet MD, I will "make hay while the sun shines". This old adage refers to the autumn of life and has helped me set...

I've had around 10-12 injections so far. The very 1st one scared me to death to see the needle coming, but it did not hurt. Nor did my eye hurt...

Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a while but I had an eight-week hiatus and that was too long. Wednesday was diagnosed with the right eye now wet and now...

Yesterday I had a discussion with my doctor about how to ease these painful eye injections. She agreed and said that she was going to tell the nurse to use...

I have always expected that I would develop AMD. My grandmother had it and didn't know what it was. She was a pianist, and I remember when she could no...

My surgeon noticed high pressure in my right eye last year in December 2022. So he asked me if I could have another operation to reduce pressure due to glaucoma...

I was on Plaquenil for quite a few years and had my eyes tested annually. My rheumatologist and ophthalmologist were supposed to stop the medications if any problems started. Neither...

In a strange way, reading about your experiences has helped me make a decision on an issue of the same nature. It’s a carbon copy experience, being offered removal then...

I finally had my 6-week follow-up appointment. My retina specialist wanted me to see another doctor as I was still having the same problem with intense pain after the numbness...

When I noticed I could not see my husband's face across the table one night, both of us said, "Macular degeneration!" My mom was diagnosed with macular degeneration and shared...

I went for my 4th shot yesterday. I looked at my "pictures" and the bleed is gone! I am on a 6-week schedule now for shots (instead of 4 weeks)...

Well after 10 years of getting injections every four weeks in both eyes, my specialist decided it was time to remove my cataracts. They didn’t bother me and I felt...

Most of my issues have been with the pre-shot prep. I have been scratched a number of times when the techs check my pressures. Shots have become routine with very...

I just found this site today and am in the early stages of dry MD. The only medical information my ophthalmologist gave me was to take those AREDS2 capsules which...

I've had wet AMD for 16 years, but my vision has remained stable with eye injections and an equivalent that matches my DNA as a modification of PreServision. My issue...

I read Sharon Moore's story about multiple complications and was surprised to learn the use of lasers. I asked my doc about using it for my cataracts and he told...

Around age 69 I had cataract surgery on my left eye. 1 week after surgery I had an eye stroke in that left eye. My macula had swelled and blood...

What effect does my wet AMD have on my life after 7 years? I have Eyelea injections in both eyes - one eye every 6 weeks and the other eye...

The Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science at the University of Arizona Tucson, AZ following nearly 20 years of research and study into AMD has found that a Parkinson’s Disease...

In January 2006, I got diagnosed as having wet AMD in my right eye but not in my left eye. In March 2006, I got into the study for Lucentis...