Experience with Charles Bonnet Syndrome by Marge Louer I am 93 years old and was diagnosed with macular degeneration several years ago. About one year ago, I began having hallucinations that puzzled and confused me. The most regular one was a miniature of a woman’s round and placid face, surrounded by bushy gray hair that [Read More]
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There Is Life After Macular Degeneration
By Dave Pearce December, 1998 Updated October, 2005 Introduction What started out to be a journal of my experiences with macular degeneration for the benefit of my children has evolved into a detailed accounting of what a normal, middle class member of our society must contend with when MD starts to take its toll. Perhaps [Read More]
Where the Boardwalk Ends
A Journey Through My Eyes by Matthew Lipsey 2009 With notes by Mindy Lipsey Matthew Lipsey, the oldest son of Mindy Lipsey, is eleven years old and attends middle school in Baltimore, Maryland. He is enrolled in the gifted and talented program and wants to be a nuclear engineer when he grows up. Mindy has [Read More]
Writing To Live
by Charles Champlin When his vision became seriously impaired, a writer learned to cope by doing what he loved best. (Published in the Los Angeles Times, June 24, 2001. Reprinted by permission.) Charles Champlin Is the former film critic, arts editor and critic-at-large columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He retired in 1991. This piece [Read More]
Second Trial Showing Efficacy for Stem Cell Treatment of Dry AMD
A second trial begun in 2018 is showing positive results with replacing defective cells leading to vision loss from dry (geographic) macular degeneration. Implanted cells derived from stem cells have been implanted into five patients by researchers from University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Results at one year have [Read More]