Stories

When I get home from an injection appointment, I cuddle, hug and give to my golden retriever - then I put my night eye mask on, and we nap. I...

I've been getting injections for over a year now. The last time, they were very uncomfortable for me. I live 18 miles from my doctor and the ride home was...

Both eyes are victims of MD. It usually takes two to three days for the reactions to the injections to calm. I am very pleased with my eye surgeon. I...

I've have had dry AMD for many years now, but this past February when I went for my checkup, the RS found an enlarged blood vessel and said I needed...

I’ve been attending Moorfields for injections for 5 years and none of the stories mentioned so far have any connection with my experience. Anesthetic drops are used just before the...

As of yesterday 8/30/22, I have had 8 injections. Each time I suffer excruciating pain, to put it mildly. It makes me crazy and I would rate in a 10+...

I was having an eye problem in early January of 2021. I went to my eye doctor and he immediately sent me to a retina specialist. He saw me the...

After I have my injections in both eyes my doctor gives me an artificial tear drop and also a drop of prednisone which helps tremendously for inflammation and discomfort. I...

If you have wet or dry macular degeneration you should always continue your care with an ophthalmologist and not an optometrist! I have dry and when I went in the...

At my last appointment in Boston, I was told my macular degeneration is caused by a lack of blood circulation to the choroid layer of my eye...the retina is starving...

Diagnosed with wet macular degeneration in 2011 was in Lucentis pharmaceutical trials, the injections brought my vision from 20/200 on my right eye back to 20/40. I have continued injections...

I currently care for my 89-year-old mother who has macular degeneration. She also has dementia. About the only thing she is able to do is crochet. Now she is losing...

I have told my story before. I just want to tell her how sorry I am to hear about her story. I will never again complain about my story. I...

I was diagnosed in my 40s with dry AMD and the promise that it was a very slow-developing disease. Now in my later 60’s it has hit me. Hard. When...

I was diagnosed with dry MD about 10 years ago. Then I had my cataracts removed. It was like a miracle. My eyesight was 20/20. Then things started to get...

In January 2006 my ophthalmologist diagnosed me with wet AMD in my right eye. They mentioned that I would go blind except for peripheral vision, and cold-laser treatments might slow...

I have had AMD (wet in one eye, and dry in the other eye, of which I do get injections in the wet one. But the thought of having these...

Diagnosed with dry macular 2 years ago. I have read every information available concerning macular. I also have started a vitamin regiment and diet that is supposed to be helpful...

I’m a 26 year old teacher who developed MD in her left eye at 15 years old. As of now, I lost most of the central vision in my left...

As per my doctor, the FDA has to approve the injections for dry MD. They are supposed to make it available this year. I am going to participate in a...