I am a 75 year old woman. I was diagnosed 3 months ago with ARMD in one eye. Blurred vision, but still able to see pretty well. Seldom even need reading glasses. The eye doctor showed me a photograph of the damage, which was obvious. I could eat green leafy vegetables, but the disease is progressive and not curable. I did not necessarily believe him, but went home to do immediate computer research. I read info and began taking Preserve Max Forte supplements (2 morning, 2 night) because they seemed to make sense. Up until 5 days ago, I saw no obvious changes, but in this past week, there is no question that the MD eye is less blurry. I can read small street signs now with that eye alone which I couldn't do a month ago. I also routinely take Omega 3 supplements and Red Yeast Rice for cholesterol, and have read that Omega 3 may be useful for MD.

I have had macular degeneration for several years and have been getting Avastin injections ever since.

My father and his seven siblings all had macular degeneration. My brother and I have never had any signs of the disease. My son has just been diagnosed with the disease and he is 50 years old.

On January 25, 2012 I came down with a case of Bell's Palsy, which impacted the right side of my face and the vision in my right eye. Being over 50, I was scared by this, and decided to try Ocuvite to see if it would help. After about 40 days of taking it I noticed significant improvement in my right eye. My doctor gave prescriptions for Acyclovir and Prednisone, and Ocuvite proved the most helpful so far. I'll be taking Ocuvite from now on.

I was told I had beginning signs of dry macular degeneration about 8-10 years ago but had no vision difficulties until I suddenly had marked blurring of the vision in my right eye four years ago. When I got to the doctor I could not see the big E on the standard Eye chart. I was referred to a retinologist who tested me thoroughly and gave me an injection of Avastin interocularly. I was in Minneapolis at the time visiting family. I returned home to Montana and saw my present Retinologist a month later. I developed it in my left eye a year later. We have tried Lucentis but Avastin works best for me and now, four years later I have 20/60 in my right eye, 20/40 in my left eye, both with corrected lens. I get injections every 3 months in both eyes and have had stable results for about 2 years now. I read large print easily, smaller print with difficulty and a bright light, small print with a magnifying lens. I drive here in town where I know where I am going but not in rain or snow nor out of town since reading street signs etc. requires looking too much at the sign and not enough at the road! I was terrified when this first happened but I now know I can live life well with the vision I have and am grateful for the vision I have and look forward to the stem cell research they are doing so the next generation can be cured. I am 75 years old, a female, former smoker, blue eyed, fair skinned who grew up in Indian sunshine.

I am a 44 year old female, light blue eyes and I was just diagnosed with macular degeneration. My sister also only two years older than I was diagnosed about five years ago. I would like to read stories about a person about my age or younger and how they are doing. I am curious about how long I'll even have my eye sight. Scary thought.

I am a 75 year old woman diagnosed with AMD 2 years ago. Since then I have been given needles in my eyes (Lucentis) and am taking two multi vitamins a day that contain lutein. One eye is wet at present and giving me trouble. I will be on a two year once a month needle for this eye. The other (left) was wet last year but is fine now after getting the needles monthly. Of course this could change again and I could get the needles in both eyes again.

I went to my native place for a month and it's is really green there. I guess being in fresh air and no tension helped me. I can't be there forever. I have to earn my living. My vision is pretty good but not detailed. I go to the beach every day. I try to be as natural as possible. Less time on pc. I enjoy my life. :-)