Dan Roberts is a visually-impaired educator and musician who has spent the past twelve years devoted to researching and helping others with age-related macular degeneration. Roberts is the recipient of the 2004 Distinguished Service Award presented by the American Optometric Association Low Vision Rehabilitation Section. His organization was also awarded the National Eye Institute's 2006 Healthy Vision Community Award for innovative approaches to vision-related health education. He lives in Grandview, Missouri.

Lylas G. Mogk, M.D., is an ophthalmologist, Medical Director of the Henry Ford Health System Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center, in Grosse Pointe and Livonia, Michigan, co-author of Macular Degeneration: The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight, and Chair of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Vision Rehabilitation Committee.