My Journey of Indecision with Wet Macular Degeneration

While this could be considered my story with macular degeneration, it truly is more about the inconsistency in the medical profession, as well as their aggressiveness.

For the past 12 years I have been going to a very well known eye clinic in Miami, primarily for a lesion behind my right eye. As time went on, the young and very highly respected doctor decided that I was coming down with
√ What are wet macular degeneration.

He ultimately decided that I needed an
√ What are Avstin injection, never telling me that I would be unable to see out of that eye for at least several hours.

I then found myself driving home for 150 miles with one eye through a bad rain storm. I was not happy.

The irony was, that when I went to see my local ophthalmologist, he admitted that I had some leakage issues, but none that needed any drastic measures.

I went back and forth between these two doctors for several years. The Miami doctor ultimately injected both eyes, and then about 18 months ago, after being checked for 20/20 vision in both eyes, he again said that he was going to inject both eyes because of wet AMD.

I calmly said: "I don't think so". I have never witnessed a doctor get so upset. He carried on like a baby that had just lost their favorite toy. He was quick to tell me that I was going to go blind if I did not follow his advice and to never return again for his diagnosis of anything. I calmly walked out.

I then put myself on a regiment of vision nutrients and returned to my local doctor every 3 months for over a year. Being quite satisfied with his test results, I now see him every 6 months. He always keeps saying: 'Whatever your doing, don't stop'.

I'm submitting this story for the benefit of all your readers. If at all possible, always get another opinion, especially from someone that has been practicing a very long time.