Chinese Medical Ophthalmology
Vision Loss Worldwide Key facts. 285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide: 39 million are blind and 246 have low vision. About 90% of the world's visually impaired live in lowincome settings. 82% of people living with blindness are aged 50 and above. - World Health Organization, 2017
Blindness in the United States It is estimated that about 1.3 million people in the U.S. are legally blind. Legal blindness: Central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the best possible correction A visual field of 20 degrees or less. National Federation of the Blind, 2017
BLINDNESS IN THE US More than 3.4 million (3%) Americans aged 40 years and older are either legally blind. Legally Blind is having visual acuity of 20/200 or worse, a visual field of less than 20 degrees. Visually impaired is having VA of 20/40 or less. Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group, 2004.Sep 25, 2009
American Adults with Vision Loss According to the report for the 2015 National Health Interview Survey, 23.7 million American Adults age 18 and older reported experiencing vision loss. GENDER 14.4 million women 9.3 million men VISION LOSS BY LOCATION: 3.8 million live in the Northeast, 5.4 million live in the Midwest, 9.2 million live in the South 5.3 million live in the West. National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 2015,
American Children with Vision Loss According to the 2015 Annual Report from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), there are approximately 61,739 US children in educational settings who are legally blind.
Cataracts in the US Cataracts affect more than 24.4 million Americans age 40 and older. By age 75, approximately half of all Americans have cataracts. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017
Diabetic Retinopathy in the US Diabetic retinopathy affects nearly 7.7 million Americans age 40 and older. More than 29 million Americans have diabetes. About 27% of those do not know they have the disease. Diabetes affects 12.3% of adults age 20 and older. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017
Glaucoma in the US Glaucoma affects more than 2.7 million Americans age 40 and older. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Nearly 2.1 million Americans age 50 and older have late AMD, the stage that can lead to severe vision impairment. In 2010, 9.1 million Americans had early AMD. By age 80, 1-in-10 Americans have late AMD. More common in women than in men. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017
Dry Eye in the US Dry Eye increases with age Estimated 3.2 million women age 50 Over 1.68 million men age 50 American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017
Ophthalmologists There are 19,216 active ophthalmologists in the United States. There are approximately 213,459 ophthalmologists worldwide. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017
THE IMPACT OF VISION IMPAIRMENT Impact on Job & Earning Potential Impact on Relationships Impact on Connection to Others Impact on Freedom Independence Impact on Daily Productivity Impact on things to Enjoy Impact on Physical Speed Impact on Self-Confidence Impact on Health & Fitness & Exercising Impact on Spiritual Connection Impact on Overall Outlook on the Future
HARD FEELINGS Isolation Desperation Helplessness Hopelessness Despair Anger Insecurity Denial Guilt Shame Depression Anxiety Resentment Humiliation
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Clinical Objective To IMPROVE and RECOVER lost vision & PRESERVE vision LONG TERM!
Chinese Medicine Approach Deals with the body as a whole, rather than in individual parts. Everything is connected, and vision can be influenced by all organs in the body. According to Chinese Medicine, most eye disease is related to Liver (functional) and/or Kidney (structural) dysfunction. Holistic-Integrative approach produces the best outcomes for our patients.
How Acupuncture Helps Vision Increases Blood Flow the eye (O2 + food) Stimulates Nerve Cells Charges Dormant Retinal Cells Regulates the Autonomic Nervous System Promotes a Parasympathetic Response Treats BOTH eye condition & underlying cause
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TCM 5-Wheel Theory Element Yin Organ Yang Org Eye Part Fire Heart Sm. Intestine Inner/Outr canthus Earth Spleen Stomach Eyelids aqueous Metal Lung Lg. Intestine Water Kidney Urinary Bladder Sclera cornea conjunctiva Pupil Macula retina Wood Liver Gall Bladder Iris & eye muscles
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