Good News!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)...reactions2comments
Cataract DisappointmentWell 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...reactions6comments
Pre-Shot ProcedureMost 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...reactionscomments
A Nervous Beginner!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...reactions2comments
Putting Up With Negative Visuals for ReadingI'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...reactions2comments
Laser Procedure?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...reactions1comment
Three Different DiagnosesAround 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...reactions5comments
Adjusting Over TimeWhat 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...reactions1comment
A Drug Found to Stabilize AMDThe 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...reactions9comments
Eternal Vigilance vs. AnxietyIn 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...reactions2comments
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...reactions8comments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions6comments
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...reactions14comments
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...reactions17comments
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...reactions9comments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions3comments
