Share Your Macular Degeneration Prognosis
Tell us about your progression of macular degeneration.
Many readers are interested in how macular degeneration progresses. It is different for everybody and different for each eye. Share with others what your experience has been. Tell us when you were first diagnosed, if you have wet or dry macular degeneration, what treatment you used and then describe what loss of vision you have experienced.
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Grateful for Macular Degeneration Detection and Treatment 
I am 76 years old, and ten or so years ago I was diagnosed with bilateral AMD, which remained stable until this past summer.
While traveling in Italy, …
Confused About Recent Diagnosis of Dry AMD
A month ago I visited my eye center to renew my prescription of contact lenses as I do each year. During this visit I always have the Optometrist take …
Silicon floaters in my eye after avastin injection for wet amd
I have had dry amd for probably 10 years or more. I am 76. Last year, my left eye developed wet AMD. I have been treated with injections of Avastin …
Dry AMD in 40 Year Olds
I was diagnosed with Dry AMD in February 2011. I have it in both eyes and it has progressed from a few small drusen to extensive drusen in 1 1/2 years. …
My Problem with Macular Degeneration Vitamins
I was diagnosed with dry macular degeneration in one eye two months ago. The doctor told me to take Centrum Vision and come back in six months.
I tried …
From Dry to Wet Macular Degeneration - Personal Stories
I wish someone had told me about their experience with wet AMD when I was diagnosed. Having no guidance can be scary. This is my personal story with dry, …
Cataract Surgery and Macular Degeneration
Two years ago, I was diagnosed with Wet AMD. I was having cataracts removed at the time.
I went to see a retina specialist and he said I had bleeding …
Dry Macular Degeneration - Progression and Problems
My mother had dry macular degeneration in her late 70's. Apparently, my grandfather had it also but it was not something that had a name in the little …
Macular Degeneration Injections -Stories by Patients 
Dry macular degeneration was detected in March 2007 in my right eye only. While the right eye was still dry, wet macular degeneration was detected in my …
Wet Macular Degeneration - From Diagnosis to Prognosis
Three months ago I woke up with blurry vision in my right eye. It took 3 weeks to get an appt. with my eye doctor.
He then wanted me to put drops in …
Wet Macular Degeneration - As Told By Patients Not rated yet
I had a sudden orange patch in my right eye in September 2010. I waited over a week before I called my husband's eye doctor.
After examining me, and …
Macular Degeneration - Adult Children's Perspective Not rated yet
My mother was 72 when she first experienced the horror of age related macular degeneration (AMD).
At that time, about 15, years ago, treatments involved …
Wet AMD - Stories by patients Not rated yet
I have always been short sighted and 3 years ago had cataract operations in both eyes.
I was so happy that for the first time in nearly 60 years I …
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