Saffron is Saving My EyeI live in Sydney and have been diagnosed with AMD 10 years ago. Intraocular Lucentis has helped stop my wet AMD after a year of macular changes. For the last...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Can't Drive At NightI was diagnosed with dry MD about 10 yrs ago. It's been ok til this year. All of a sudden I could no longer see to drive at night. I...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Changes Can Be Good or BadI think it was 2015 when I started my shots. The first couple of years I'd walk out with no pain or discomfort. Then one day the pain became horrible...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Changing Injection MedicationsI have been having injections in both eyes for over a year now. I am told that the leaking has stopped and if I wanted to I could switch to...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
After Injection StoryI was diagnosed with wet AMD 13 months ago (9/21). Injections were started in both eyes every 6 weeks, then progressed to 8 weeks. The injections were not the problem...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Progression to Wet AMDI am a 76 year old woman and I was diagnosed with dry AMD 8 years ago and it remained stable until this past February. One Sunday morning, I couldn't...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Diagnosed Wet MD in NovemberHello, just checking in with my latest injection. Last time and this time. (yesterday 10/18/22), I had Eylea as the RS saw an improvement over that last time. One hour...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Macular Degeneration Diagnosis at Fifty Years OldOver 22 years ago, I came home from work and told my wife that my one eye was a little bit blurry. I would have let it go, but she...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Progression and InjectionsI was told about 6 years ago that I had macular degeneration. At the time it was the dry kind. Six months ago it had progressed to wet in my...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Doctor Recommendations: Injections and AREDsI have been relieved from shots for over 9 months and don't have to see the doctor until next spring. I have been using Avastin on the wet eye and...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
New Medication for Wet MDAfter three years of Avastin injections, six years of Eylea injections, and now six months of Vabysmo injections, my retina specialist and I are finally seeing stability and some improvement...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
You Can Do It!I have been receiving intravitreal injections in one eye for about 1-1/2 years, one eye with wet macular degeneration. I had a friend who started getting them years ago and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Post Shot RoutineMy doctor bandages the eye after the shot which I appreciate as that keeps me from scratching it in my sleep at night. I prefer getting the shot as late...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
My Post-Injection RitualYes, I usually close my eyes on the drive home, which is a 20-minute drive. Then when I get home, I go to bed and lay down for an hour...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Colors!COLORS! They play a big part in my life. I was blessed with being able to design and paint Santas. I chose Santas because they can bring a smile to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I Have GADoesn’t “geographical atrophy” sound like it means the world is getting smaller? Well, in a way it does. GA is advanced MD. And I’ve given up night driving on my...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My Experience: Beovu by NovartisI was injected with Beovu by an ophthalmologist even though I wasn't having any sight problems. He said a scan showed that I had macular degeneration. After the second injection...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Eye Pressure From Years of InjectionsAfter 11 years of injections, my eye pressure got to the danger point, so the doctor had me undergo glaucoma surgery. My vision has been good ever since I started...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
"Profound Difference In Image""Profound Difference In Image." That was my doctor's comment on seeing new images after 4 shots in three months. I am so grateful to him. I don't see the difference...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Truth About My Eye InjectionsMy discomfort with eye injections. I have been having eye injections for my wet AMD every six weeks. Truth speaking, I do really feel pain or discomfort every time I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments