Patient's question:
I have macular degeneration and neural atrophy caused by severe myopia. Can it be treated? What methods are used? Patient, female, 44 years old, has been wearing since middle school. Her vision has been very poor in the past two years.Doctor's answer:
The causes of macular degeneration leading to visual distortion are numerous. Generally, subretinal exudative fluid accumulation causes macular edema and bleeding. Bleeding from broken blood vessels, leakage from blood vessel walls. Trauma, inflammation, tumors, tissue necrosis, elevated or lowered blood pressure can damage blood vessel walls, leading to bleeding. Dysfunction of the hemostatic mechanism due to enlarged ultrastructural pores in endothelial cells, and neovascularization causing leakage and bleeding. Classification of bleeding: traumatic bleeding, broken blood vessel bleeding. Inflammatory bleeding, bleeding due to hyperactive blood heat. Degenerative bleeding, changes in blood coagulation mechanism, Qi deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine failing to hold blood, Spleen failing to control blood. Arteriosclerosis, thickened blood vessel walls, reduced blood flow, ischemia in retinal tissue, tissue necrosis and bleeding. Thrombotic bleeding. Compression bleeding, intracranial tumor compression causing space-occupying bleeding. Causes of bleeding are related to hypertension, diabetes, blood vessel embolism, blood diseases, kidney disease, trauma, complications of high myopia, macular bleeding, and idiopathic neovascularization bleeding without identifiable causes. Pathological process: bleeding or exudation, edema, proliferation, neovascularization, further proliferation, further exudation, and repeated bleeding. Treatment primarily involves purifying the blood, repairing endothelial cells, blocking neovascularization, and guiding cells to transform positively.In traditional Chinese medicine, macular bleeding is typically classified as retinal artery embolism, venous embolism, peri-venular inflammation, hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, nephritis, blood diseases, etc., which can all cause macular bleeding, equivalent to sudden blindness or clouded vision in traditional Chinese medicine. The Weicun Traditional Chinese Medicine Eye Clinic in Shenzhao, Hebei, has accumulated extensive experience in treating macular bleeding through syndrome differentiation, combined with fundus conditions, developing effective herbal formulas. Many patients with only light perception have regained their vision. Traditional Chinese medicine can be used for treatment with excellent results, including macular edema, macular bleeding, exudation, vitreous opacity, liquefaction, and neovascularization. Generally, two months of herbal treatment can eliminate edema and exudation, and even severe cases usually do not exceed three months.
Traditional Chinese medicine treatment addresses the root cause by improving the body's immune function, enabling self-repair of damaged organs. Treatment is synchronized with vision improvement, and scientific validation, such as OCT before and after medication, demonstrates efficacy. Believe in science—believe in traditional Chinese medicine. Science achieves the future, science achieves traditional Chinese medicine. Patients can undergo OCT before treatment and again after one month of herbal treatment for comparison, with visible results.
The eyes connect to the five internal organs and six viscera. In fact, any eye disease (excluding trauma) results from dysfunction of internal organ functions, blocked meridians, and impaired upward flow of Qi, fluids, and blood to the eyes, failing to meet normal standards. Over time, various eye diseases develop. The pathological process of eye diseases is merely an external manifestation of dysfunction in internal organs, meridians, and visual pathways. Every eye disease follows a process of occurrence, development, and change. Understanding this process and mastering its patterns allows for timely correction of internal organ functions, unblocking blood circulation, and adjusting brain and optic nerves, bringing the body to a normal immune state. No difficult disease cannot be resolved.
Central serous chorioretinopathy is an eye disease caused by dysfunction of the pigment epithelial barrier, leading to serous detachment of the retinal neuroepithelium in the macular area. It primarily affects young adults, is unilateral, and causes visual distortion, reduction in size, color changes, and a circular gray or brownish shadow in the center of the visual field. Amsler grid distortion or bending. The foveal reflex appears diffuse. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is highly effective, improving vision within half a month and achieving basic recovery within one to two months.
Central serous retinopathy, also known as exudative macular hemorrhagic lesions in young adults, is caused by neovascularization, leakage, bleeding, and fibrosis, leading to permanent central vision damage. It may be related to tuberculosis or viral infections. Clinically, it appears normal externally but causes vision loss, shadowy visual field obstruction, and visual distortion without size reduction. Amsler grid distortion. Visual field examination reveals central scotoma, and fundus examination shows exudative lesions and bleeding. The exact cause is unclear, and Western medicine offers no definitive treatment. Laser therapy can significantly impact vision for lesions near the fovea, with poor outcomes and risks of blindness. Photodynamic therapy only controls disease progression, does not improve vision, is expensive, and prone to recurrence. Our clinic uses internal traditional Chinese medicine treatment for macular diseases, addressing the root cause. Improvement is seen within half a month, with most cases fully recovered within one to two months.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) primarily presents as circular lesions and is one of the leading causes of blindness in the elderly. It appears normal externally but causes blurred vision, visual distortion, and central visual shadow. Fundus examination reveals dry (atrophic) and wet (exudative) types. In the dry type, early stages show mild pigment disturbance in the macula, unclear or absent foveal reflex, and scattered drusen. Late stages may include golden foil-like changes, geographic atrophy of the pigment epithelium, cystoid degeneration, or lamellar holes. The wet type shows pigment epithelial disturbance in early stages, disappearance or diffusion of the foveal reflex, and often fused drusen. Mid-stages involve macular edema, bleeding, and exudation, with serous or hemorrhagic retinal detachment and proliferating neovascularization. Late stages form circular disciform scars.
Macular diseases are serious eye conditions and a leading cause of blindness. Chen Zhan Yong's ophthalmology expertise lies in deep understanding of macular diseases, specializing in immune balance therapy, regulating internal organs, unblocking meridians, and combining inherited herbal formulas with syndrome differentiation. Many macular disease patients have regained their vision.