Stories

My father had dry macular degeneration by the time he was 68. That progressed to wet macular degeneration by the time he was 70 and at 72 years of age...

My mom, age 88, has only peripheral vision in both eyes due to AMD and having taken a blood thinner that caused severe bleeds and scar tissue. When I was...

Reading suddenly got very challenging, and as I was the financial controller of a food manufacturing company, my condition hastened my decision to retire. But at 69.5, it was time...

Although I had to leave my 40-year career as a professional photographic artist, I have managed to return to my first loves; music, and cooking. I have begun repairing and...

I bent over to pick up my saw and when I stood, my vision went solid gray. It lasted only seconds before my sight returned. I went to get the...

I have been diagnosed with cataracts for which an operation was suggested. I didn't agree with that. I also have some sinus problems. I have been studying Ayurveda for the...

I have had macular degeneration since I was 50 and now 69 and it hasn't changed since then. I was told to take PreserVision vitamins and have. Also, I have...

I was diagnosed around age 51. Never had signs of dry macular degeneration, but my left eye just went wet one day. I'm an optician so I do know the...

Yes, my eyes are frequently very dry and I have to get my tears from one of those little bottles. I really don't remember when I was diagnosed with macular...

I was diagnosed at age 64. I did not know much about the disease at first but like everything else that would impact me, I began my research and learned...

Necessity always required that I do whatever work I could find. Finally retired, I began developing my artistic skill. Then the diagnosis … AMD! I tried not to worry, but...

I recently went to a class our library had for cross-stitching, which I really enjoyed. I did it years ago but hadn't tried it recently. It was an easy pattern...

I am very thankful that my condition has been detected! I now have an opportunity to create a life of better eye health. My doctor has given me Eye Promise...

I was in an Applied Statistics class as a doctoral student at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. I realized that I could not see the numbers that were placed on the...

I was diagnosed with AMD at the age of 61. At 64 my left eye turned wet. I'm so fortunate because I live within 30 minutes of a very good...

I have wet macular degeneration in both eyes. Typing on social media, I have extra letters/numbers at times, $100 will look like $1000. The extra number is in the center...

I've had wet macular degeneration for five years and have injections every 12 weeks. I had cataracts and because of wet macular degeneration, my new corrective lens could only be...

I had made an appointment with my regular eye doctor because I noticed very blurry vision in my right eye and noticed "floaters". I have been nearsighted since childhood and...

The eye doctor I went to for a lot of years died and I finally found a local doctor. I went to him with the diagnosis I already had. My...

I agree with Linda on being positive. But one thing that is so hard to accept is that, since I am now legally blind in one eye, the other one...