Thank you for the recordings again. @Heather George I miss being on live. I have some wonderful news, This past week in a half I noticed a change for the good in my eyes. Things seemed clearer and the waviness is better. I have a report from my dr my scans have improved a lot, I am able to drive again for short day drives. So excitingly for this, I continue with my twice daily 20 minute sessions. Good nutrition including clean water and supplements. I try to do the Chinese hand pressure points often. I continue to get injections but I am three months apart now. I am grateful for all O learn here and can do. I will give some feedback while I like the set up of Skool a lot. I find it hard to communicate as a visually impaired person. I wish it was more user friendly that way. I would use it more if it was. But still grateful for what I can do.

I need to replace my MicroStim pads. Where can I get them?

After today's wonderful weekly call, I pulled up an email recently shared with @Barbara Hong and thought I would start this discussion on an important topic we covered in today's call. Many of us in HOP are navigating multiple eye health layers at once. All of you have a retinal condition. Many of you have other eye conditions, like cataracts. Cataracts are one of the most common—whether you’ve had surgery already, are considering it, or are hoping to avoid it. Each person's vision journey will be unique based on a myriad of variables, like cataracts and/or PCO. 👉 Did you know? - Cataracts affect over 24 million Americans over the age of 40, and by age 80, more than half of all Americans either have cataracts or have had cataract surgery. - Cataract surgery is one of the most common procedures worldwide. - However, a fair number of people who’ve had surgery later develop a condition called Posterior Capsular Opacification (PCO)—sometimes called a “secondary cataract.” What is PCO? After cataract surgery, the natural cloudy lens is replaced with an artificial lens. In some cases, the thin membrane (posterior capsule) holding that new lens can itself become cloudy over time. This is Posterior Capsular Opacification (PCO). Why does it happen? PCO occurs when leftover lens cells grow across the capsule and create haze, blurring vision again. 🎯 Reliable Numbers for PCO Incidence - According to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ National Ophthalmology Database (UK), about 12.3% of cataract surgery eyes develop PCO at some point. But that number grows over time — the observed rates in that study were ~2.3% at 6 months, ~4.4% at 1 year, ~19.7% at 3 years, ~34.0% at 5 years, ~46.9% at 9 years. PMC - A broader review (EyeWiki) says that PCO occurs in 20–50% of patients within 2 to 5 years after cataract surgery. EyeWiki - Another study found incidence of PCO (and requirements for Nd:YAG capsulotomy) ranged between 4.7–18.6% at 3 years, and 7.1–22.6% at 5 years. Nature

I will not be on today’s call. My family suffered a huge tragedy on July 4th. My 84 yo father in law got into a fatal car accident after leaving a cookout at our house. We have felt a lot of love and support from family, friends and God, but this is hard and of course some of my eye chores have slipped. Hoping to get totally back on track soon. I know many of you have had similar struggles as life sometimes throws huge challenges our way. Please hold your loved one’s tight and take care. Many thanks, Michelle @Heather George

@Heather George or @Cassondra Pavlatos I went to the Members section to ask a question of another member. There is a chat box for each member, I clicked on the chat box and was told I was about to break the ice but after clicking all over the page, there was no place to actually post, or I just couldn't get it figured out. My question is for @Rita Harper I wondered if you ever lived in Nashville, Tennessee. I was aquqinted with a Rira Harper many years ago who looked very similar to you.