Patient's question:
Distorted vision, shrinking, color change, a circular grayish-brown shadow in the center of the eyes, what Chinese medicine to useDoctor's answer:
The causes of macular degeneration leading to visual distortion are numerous. Generally, subretinal exudative fluid causes macular edema, bleeding, and blood vessel rupture or leakage. Trauma, inflammation, tumors, tissue necrosis, elevated or lowered blood pressure can damage blood vessel walls, leading to bleeding. The dysfunction of hemostasis mechanisms due to enlarged ultrastructural pores in endothelial cells and the formation of new blood vessels (CNV) can cause leakage and bleeding.Classification of bleeding:
- Traumatic bleeding
- Vessel rupture bleeding
- Inflammatory bleeding
- Hemorrhage due to "unrestrained blood heat" in TCM
- Degenerative bleeding
- Bleeding due to changes in blood coagulation mechanisms (TCM: qi fails to grasp blood, spleen fails to unify blood)
- Vascular hardening (thickened vessel walls, reduced blood flow, retinal tissue ischemia, necrosis, and bleeding)
- Thrombotic bleeding
- Compression bleeding (e.g., intracranial tumor compression causing bleeding)
Causes of bleeding: Hypertension, diabetes, vascular embolism, blood disorders, kidney disease, trauma, and complications of high myopia (macular hemorrhage) are associated with unexplained idiopathic neovascular bleeding.
Pathological process: Bleeding or exudation, edema, proliferation, new blood vessel formation, further proliferation, re-exudation, and recurrent bleeding.
Treatment:
- Purify the blood
- Repair endothelial cells
- Block new blood vessels
- Promote cellular transformation in a positive direction
TCM classification of retinal bleeding:
- Retinal artery embolism
- Venous embolism
- Perivasculitis
- Hypertensive retinopathy
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Nephritis
- Blood disorders
These are equivalent to TCM conditions like sudden blindness (sudden loss of vision) and "cloudy mist obscuring vision."
TCM treatment in Shenze Wei Village, Hebei:
With extensive experience in TCM ophthalmology, the clinic has developed effective herbal formulas tailored to individual conditions, restoring vision in patients with only light perception. TCM treatment is highly effective for macular edema, macular hemorrhage, exudation, vitreous opacity, liquefaction, and new blood vessel formation (CNV). Typically, two months of treatment reduce edema and exudation, and even severe cases improve within three months.
TCM’s fundamental approach:
By improving the immune system, the body naturally repairs damaged organs. Treatment is combined with vision enhancement, and OCT scans before and after treatment demonstrate efficacy.
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TCM perspective on eye diseases:
The eyes connect to all five viscera and six bowels. Most eye diseases (excluding trauma) stem from dysfunction in visceral and meridian systems, impaired blood and body fluid circulation to the eyes, and failure to meet normal physiological standards. Over time, this leads to various eye conditions. Eye diseases are merely external manifestations of internal imbalances.
Treatment principles:
- Recognize the disease progression
- Master its patterns
- Correct visceral dysfunction
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- Adjust brain and optic nerves
- Restore normal immune function
This approach resolves even the most challenging cases.
Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC):
Caused by dysfunction of the pigment epithelial barrier and serous detachment of the retinal neuroepithelium, CSC affects young adults, typically unilaterally, causing visual distortion, size changes, color shifts, and a central gray or brown shadow. Amsler grid distortion is common, with diffuse foveal reflex. TCM treatment improves vision within two weeks and cures most cases in one to two months.
Central exudative chorioretinopathy (CECR):
Also known as "juvenile hemorrhagic macular degeneration," it involves new blood vessels, leakage, bleeding, fibrosis, and scarring, leading to permanent central vision loss. Possible causes include tuberculosis or viral infections. Symptoms include normal appearance, vision loss, shadowed vision, and Amsler grid distortion. OCT reveals central scotomas, exudative lesions, and bleeding. Western medicine offers no definitive treatment, while laser therapy risks severe vision loss. Photodynamic therapy only controls progression, is costly, and prone to recurrence. TCM internal treatment improves vision within two weeks and cures most cases in one to two months.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD):
The leading cause of blindness in the elderly, AMD appears normal externally but causes blurred vision, distortion, and central shadows. It is classified as:
- Dry (atrophic): Early mild pigment disturbance, blurred foveal reflex, scattered drusen; late golden-fleck changes, geographic atrophy, cystoid degeneration, or lamellar holes.
- Wet (exudative): Early pigment disturbance, blurred/fuzzy foveal reflex, confluent drusen; mid-stage macular edema, bleeding, and exudation with serous or hemorrhagic detachment, proliferating new blood vessels; late-stage disciform scarring.
TCM’s deep expertise in retinal diseases:
Dr. Chen Zhan Yong specializes in immune balance therapy, (), and meridian unblocking, combined with traditional herbal formulas. Many patients regain vision through this holistic approach.