Stories

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...

My mother was an oil painter, sewer, genealogist, dental nurse, and crystal collector. She was diagnosed at 40 and these things were given up one by one. I have always...

I have had macular degeneration for 6 years and been treated with injections in both eyes for 5 of them. A year ago I went completely blind with cataracts, they...

I was just told on top of wet AMD, I have cataracts on both lenses. My doctor told me it is graded numerically 1 to 4, and told me I...

I go in every six months to get my eyes checked out. I have been very lucky and have not had a shot for a couple of years. The last...

I had cataract surgery in September 2020. First the right eye, then 2 weeks later, the left. Shortly thereafter, I started noticing that lines that should have been straight were...

I noticed a change in vision suddenly — it arrived quickly. I saw my ophthalmologist who suspected retinal bleeding and sent me to a retinal specialist. I received injections for...

I was diagnosed when I moved. I went to the eye doctor 18 years ago at age 56. Since then, I've been taking AREDs and going to a retinologist once...

My eye doctor recognized drusen or aging spots in my eyes when I was about 60. He sent me to an ophthalmologist who knew about the research that led to...

I had seen my ophthalmologist in December and was told that my cataract was indeed ready to be removed. The surgery was scheduled for mid-February. Several weeks before the surgery...