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Wet Macular Degeneration: What treatment helps you?

Eye Conditions | Last Active: Aug 16, 2023 | Replies (55)

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I have wet mac diagnosed a few years ago after damage had begun. The retina specialist I was referred to left town. My next retina specialist seemed very good, but he retired. The other specialist in his office continued to give me shots but was stopped dilating the eye, seemed just interested in giving me a shot, not watching my eye health. Then a shot gave me an infection in the eyeball and along with pain, I lost all sight in that eye. Once the infection was stopped there has been a lot of debris in the eyeball that clouded my bad vision. Now much of the infection debris has stuck to the underside of the lens to make a super opaque cataract so no one can see with a scan to the retina. I now need cataract surgery just to treat the wet Mac. Has anyone had successful cataract surgery on an eye with wet macular degeneration? One cataract surgeon refused. I see another before the end of this month.

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So sorry to hear of all your bad luck with retinal specialists (and I thought I was disappointed with mine!). I winced when I read your saga of misfortune. As if it weren't bad enough to get this sad diagnosis! (I have wet macular degeneration too as did my mother, who just died at 100 having been blind* for most of the last decades).

Sometimes I wonder what kind of person chooses to specialize in retinas. I have the feeling that a sizable percent are not the most compassionate people.

Wishing you all the best with retaining what sight you have, and also for you to be blessed by finding both a competent and caring retinal doctor and cataract specialist (who CAN take care of your doubly damaged afflicted eye.)

You didn't say but I'm hoping you have one remaining good eye.

XO