Thought I Had Escaped!My father had dry macular degeneration by the time he was 68. That progressed to wet macular degeneration by the time he...reactions1comment
Keep Hope AliveMy mom, age 88, has only peripheral vision in both eyes due to AMD and having taken a blood thinner that caused...reactions1comment
Accepting the Blessings Of LifeReading suddenly got very challenging, and as I was the financial controller of a food manufacturing company, my condition hastened my decision...reactions1comment
Seriously, Don't Talk To Me About LemonsAlthough I had to leave my 40-year career as a professional photographic artist, I have managed to return to my first loves;...reactions5comments
I Was a CarpenterI bent over to pick up my saw and when I stood, my vision went solid gray. It lasted only seconds before...reactions8comments
Diagnosed with CataractsI have been diagnosed with cataracts for which an operation was suggested. I didn't agree with that. I also have some sinus...reactionscomments
LuckyI have had macular degeneration since I was 50 and now 69 and it hasn't changed since then. I was told to...reactions1comment
DiagnosedI was diagnosed around age 51. Never had signs of dry macular degeneration, but my left eye just went wet one day...reactions1comment
A Life Without TearsYes, my eyes are frequently very dry and I have to get my tears from one of those little bottles. I really...reactions1comment
My Life After MD DiagnosisI was diagnosed at age 64. I did not know much about the disease at first but like everything else that would...reactions1comment
Aspiring ArtistNecessity always required that I do whatever work I could find. Finally retired, I began developing my artistic skill. Then the diagnosis...reactions3comments
Cross Your Eyes and X Your T'sI recently went to a class our library had for cross-stitching, which I really enjoyed. I did it years ago but hadn't...reactions1comment
Thankfulness!I am very thankful that my condition has been detected! I now have an opportunity to create a life of better eye...reactions3comments
Doctorate Student with Vision ChangesI was in an Applied Statistics class as a doctoral student at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. I realized that I could not...reactions1comment
Lucky, But Had to LearnI was diagnosed with AMD at the age of 61. At 64 my left eye turned wet. I'm so fortunate because I...reactions1comment
Extra Letters and NumbersI have wet macular degeneration in both eyes. Typing on social media, I have extra letters/numbers at times, $100 will look like...reactions1comment
Wet AMD and Cataract SurgeryI've had wet macular degeneration for five years and have injections every 12 weeks. I had cataracts and because of wet macular...reactions2comments
Scared and ThankfulI had made an appointment with my regular eye doctor because I noticed very blurry vision in my right eye and noticed...reactions1comment
Double VisionThe eye doctor I went to for a lot of years died and I finally found a local doctor. I went to...reactions1comment
Being PositiveI agree with Linda on being positive. But one thing that is so hard to accept is that, since I am now...reactions1comment
