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1 week agoThe Moment That Brought Me Hope When Life Felt Joyless - Tiny Buddha
Twice a month, I go to my eye doctor for injections that slow the loss of my vision. The waiting room is always filled with quiet tension-fearful eyes, deep breaths, people trying not to crumble. I sit and breathe, waiting for my name to be called. And every time, without fail, there is a woman-maybe in her late fifties or early sixties-who enters already furious. Before she even sits down, she's fighting with the receptionist.
Mindfulness
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoMy cultural awakening: The Lehman Trilogy helped me to live with my sight loss
Retinitis pigmentosa caused progressive tunnel vision, triggering identity loss, social withdrawal, and later emotional reconnection through a theatre experience that restored a sense of seeing.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoJudi Dench says she can't remember what I'm doing tomorrow' but can still recite Shakespeare
Judi Dench, approaching 91, has worsening age-related macular degeneration and short-term memory issues yet still recalls extensive Shakespeare and continues selective public appearances.
fromHarvard Gazette
7 months agoWhat might cancer treatment teach us about retinal disease? - Harvard Gazette
Miller explains, "It turns out, particularly where abnormal blood vessels develop in these retinal diseases like wet macular degeneration, that the drivers are very similar to what happens in cancer."
Women in technology
Wearables
fromNew York Post
9 months agoExclusive | Grandma of 11 and NJ man join growing chorus of Ozempic, Wegovy users claiming severe vision loss
Users of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy report severe side effects, including vision loss, prompting lawsuits against the manufacturer for failure to disclose risks.
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