Muhammad’s Story

by Muhammad Hassan Rasheed Diagnosis I’ve had an eye problem since birth. When I was around four months old, my family noticed something wasn’t right. When I used to crawl, I would bump into things, which made them think I might have a vision issue. They took me to the doctor, and that’s when we [Read More]

Loss of Confidence

A Message to the AMD Community from Dan Roberts 1998 I have experienced a symptom of vision loss, and I wonder if anyone else can relate to it. It is not physical, and it is not emotional. This is a much more subtle psychological symptom which seems to lurk in the background and affect nearly [Read More]

Growing Up With Vision Loss

by Sharon Chism I am going to attempt to tell my story of growing up with vision loss. I have no idea if mine is typical for those with a juvenile form of retinal degeneration but I hope that it is helpful, nevertheless. I am the oldest of four children, three of which have what [Read More]