[ihermdar]

I just started seeing the wavy grid (about 2 months ago) & am already intermediate. My biggest concern is that when I read words & look at a letter, the letter one or 2 over on the right seems to disappear. Is that a normal sign of macular? Does that mean I am getting worse faster than normal? How much time do I possibly have before I can't see from my center cornea? Has anyone else had that sympton? I am very concerned & need to talk about it. Thank you for any information you can share.

[Elva]

[quote="ihermdar"]I just started seeing the wavy grid (about 2 months ago) & am already intermediate. My biggest concern is that when I read words & look at a letter, the letter one or 2 over on the right seems to disappear. Is that a normal sign of macular? Does that mean I am getting worse faster than normal? How much time do I possibly have before I can't see from my center cornea? Has anyone else had that sympton? I am very concerned & need to talk about it. Thank you for any information you can share.[/quote]

I feel for you, as I find with one eye, that all words on the right (outside) are gone, and only about 2 words readable on the inside area of that eye. The other eye is just able to read, with central blurring.
like you I find it hard to find enough explanations to help know what stage I am at. Look sideways at spots and see them, look directly at them and nothing there.! frustrating ..low vision problems are bad in dim light, and worse in bright light....how are you doing now?

Elva

[Elva]

I do feel for you, having had that problem, losing all to the right of word looking at.
with the non straight lines (fences are never straight now!) footpath edgings crooked and wavy, reading is the most upsetting - as you have found, Large print books help wonders but even those words start to jump around, and get lost on the right. one eye has not much vision and other is almost that way, on their own cannot read, both together they seem to compensate for each other. Eye specialist agreed, they DO compensate for what is lacking in each..
Hope by now you have sorted out better, it is so depressing at times looking ahead.
if you work on a computer it is a blessing being able to enlarge all text to size you can read easier.
in the future there is help in programs that 'talk' as you read, or type.
hope this will help you in the future too.
Elva