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I am 70. I have one wet eye and one dry eye. I’ve just recently started getting shots (I’ve only gotten four). My dad started our family history of macular...

I’ve had 18 monthly injections so far. Avastin at first, followed by Eylea, and the last few have been Lucentis. The consultant said it’s particularly recalcitrant. The senior nurse who...

I was visiting my eye doctor for new glasses, as my vision at 85 was changing each year. He told me I needed to see a Retina specialist, but didn't...

I am a retired ophthalmologist so when I first noticed metamorphopsia (visual distortion of straight lines), I quickly contacted my retinologist. He confirmed that there was wet AMD just beginning...

Hi everyone, I am so glad I found this site. I am 68, and about a year ago I was diagnosed with macular degeneration in both my eyes. The left...

My AMD (age-related macular degeneration) happened overnight… one day my vision was fine… the next day the vision in my left eye was like looking at squiggly steps. My ophthalmologist...

I had injections for almost 2 years until I no longer needed them. Injections were painless and had no after-effects. They were able to stop the bleeding in my eye...

My eye journey began in 1992, at age 32, with wavy lines and distortion. The retinal specialist said I was young, but he diagnosed AMD (macular degeneration). However, it was...

I've had macular degeneration for some time. The wet one and I've known about it since I was 35 or so and now it's getting worse. I don't see out...

I went to renew my driver's license and could not pass the test. Found out I had macular degeneration (MD); I had no idea. I went to an eye specialist...

Hi, I am Mitzi I found out I got AMD 2019, but the eye doctor wasn't treating my eyes right. My eyes were hurting more. I had to change my...

By the time I noticed that I could no longer see from my right eye it had developed scar tissue and the shots didn’t help. After 2 years my left...

I’ll be 77 in April. Was diagnosed with MD (macular degeneration) about 5 years ago. It’s staying dry, and manageable, although my vision is going downhill. So frustrating. But even...

I was diagnosed with dry AMD (macular degeneration) when I was 44. I’m now 69. About 10 years ago it progressed to wet MD in both eyes. My right eye...

I was diagnosed with dry AMD (macular degeneration) in both eyes during a routine eye exam in 2021. I was 70. My oldest sister had wet AMD and when I...

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...