Macular degeneration, specifically age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) both Dry and Wet Macular degeneration are the leading cause of vision loss in adults. This progressive eye condition affects the macula, the central part of the retina responsible for sharp, detailed vision. While Modern medicine has no satisfactory treatment available for Macular degeneration while ours Assimilated Technique, besides giving good subjective results also shows improvement in objective tests such as O.C.T.
Acupuncture is one of the ancient treatment system of China, it originated at a time when acupuncture needles were made of stones and not metal as of today we have very thin disposable metal needles.
Although at the time when Traditional Chinese Medicine was evolving there was no diagnosis of Macular degeneration so forget about the treatment. Even when I started treating eye ailments it was at last that I chalked out a treatment planning for this with confidence, it has become only possible with assimilation of our Ayurveda, Medical Astrology, Acupuncture, Modern Medicine.
Many diagnostic tools are there such as Tongue diagnosis in Acupuncture which is a subject in itself, books are available from China on this but in the Modern Medicine there 3-4 pages on this.
Definitely Modern Medicine has evolved diagnostic tools such as OCT for exact measurements of macula but the traditional diagnosis have a different role, and we have integrated both the systems.
By Assimilated Technique which includes Chinese and our Indian understanding we are able to revert this type of visual loss. Both subjective improvement and improvement in O.C.T. can be observed. Results are published in the European journals of Ophthalmology.
In India at our Centre, Assimilated Technique is increasingly being recognized as a valuable mode of treatment for macular degeneration. We conduct a comprehensive assessment to develop personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs, it is done before we start the treatment, with the promise of how much improvement is possible after the treatment and that becomes evident from day one once we start treatment.
