“…Previous studies on the experience of living with AMD (5,6,9,10) highlighted the potential importance of factors such as the acceptance of the disease and its consequences for vision, fears regarding disease progression and medical treatment, the way medical treatment and prognosis are communicated to patient, the communication between patient and health care-professionals, pre-conceptions on AMD, and quality of social support. A recent study conducted with wet AMD patients (11) revealed key patient dimensions related to treatments and living with the disease, such as receive treatment to preserve vision, waiting time at the clinic, information about the diagnosis and treatment, trust in healthcare professionals, preserving vision, early access to treatment, pain relief, and visual aids. An ethnographic study exploring patients' perspectives of geographic atrophy (12), an advanced form of AMD, highlighted the negative impact of the disease on people's daily functioning, particularly in basic and essential activities such as reading, driving, watching movies, and negative interference with hobbies.…”