Sharing my experience of visiting an ophthalmologist and managing macular degeneration.

I regularly visit an ophthalmologist for macular degeneration treatment and follow-up. I discovered it about 10 years ago during a company health checkup, and I'd like to share the process. I hope this will be helpful to those looking for information on macular degeneration treatment.

I learned I had macular degeneration through a health checkup, and I'm managing it by getting regular macular degeneration checkups at a larger hospital for treatment and more detailed examinations. I had my annual checkup, and by chance, I was diagnosed with macular degeneration in my left eye. After looking into macular degeneration, I learned it's a disease associated with age and is the leading cause of blindness. Suddenly, I was so scared that I went to the ophthalmology department and had various tests done. I had a CT scan, and I underwent various fundus exams and a retinal exam. I also had eye drops that dilated my pupils. After undergoing tests for macular degeneration treatment, I was diagnosed with macular degeneration in one eye. Fortunately, I still have dry eyes, so I didn't need any special macular degeneration treatment and was told I could just get regular checkups.

I received something called an Amsler grid at the hospital. It's a straight line... but when I covered one eye and looked at it with my macular degeneration eye, it wasn't straight, but curved, like ramen noodles. So I put an Amsler grid on the wall in my room. They told me to come to the hospital if my vision got worse and that I would need macular degeneration treatment. Initially, I went to the hospital for checkups every six months, and now I get macular degeneration treatment checkups once a year. Macular degeneration used to be a disease that only affected the elderly, but these days, it's starting to affect younger people too. The doctor said the cause isn't well known. They recommended avoiding sunlight, so I bought sunglasses right away. I always wear a hat and sunglasses when the sun is strong. It's been about 10 years, but my symptoms remain the same. If anyone has been diagnosed or treated for macular degeneration, I hope you're taking good care of yourself.