Just a small note, I was diagnosed 1 year and 191 days ago and with treatments my eyes are better by far and have not progressed for the worse. Sometimes doctors like to instill fear.. I don't know why.
Well, I do have ideas.. but ..ya know.. 😂

That's interesting that infrared light therapy is being studied to help AMD. And I totally believe you that fewer people were being diagnosed with eye issues before the push for LED's, etc. and that you feel better with incandescents. I have absolutely none of the risk factors for this. I have always been a healthy eater, physically active, non smoker, non drinker, no family history, etc. So the cause has got to be environmental. So lighting, computer screens, or something else in my local area? Who knows? But if it is known that LED's and lighting other than incandescent causes eye damage, then incandescents should not have been banned and we should have been made aware of the dangers of the LED's, etc. Ok I will stop now and get down off this soap box... I am one week into this diagnosis and I have spent most of the time since the initial shock wore off trying to learn everything I can so I can make whatever changes I need to make to help slow down the progression. This site has been so helpful and you have been a blessing for me. My doctor told me this is going to progress, he said the progression can't be stopped, but it can be slowed down if I take the necessary measures. But I have to admit, I am a bit exhausted and stressed from what feels like a race against time to figure all this out. I should take a bit of a break but it is hard to turn my brain off... Thank you for all your support and all the info you have provided. You are keeping me sane! I hope you are having a nice weekend and I also enjoy talking with you!😊

BTW, injections sound really scary, but it's really not all that bad... If you ever need them talk to me....

Thank you so much Mary! I had changed about half of the bulbs in my house to LED over the past several years. I did read that some of the LED's, the ones with more of a white light rather than the warm yellow light, have quite a bit of blue light which I understand is damaging to the retina. I didn't think about the flicker, so that is really good to know! I also have some of the CFP bulbs, which I also read put out quite a bit of blue light. So if Menards has all the bulbs I need, today I will be changing out all those bulbs to incadescent. Thank you for the info, I wasn't sure if incadescent would be better, so I appreciate the info you provided from your research. Gosh, I wonder if all this new technology with the LED bulbs, and the computer and phone screens is causing so many people to have AMD...

I have sometimes seen a bright white spot when I close my eyes. It lasts for a second or less. This was happening after and during time watching TV in the evening. I checked how to turn the brightness down in the settings and have lowered the brightness now for a week. I do not see the bright white spot much anymore. I also have lowered the brightness of by computer monitor. I switched my phone settings so now I have a black screen with white letters when reading messages. Seems to help lower the eye strain a bit. If you try these changes let me know if you notice a difference.