Patient stories

Some of our vision patients have chosen to share their experience and their eye doctors' scans.

Your eye doctor stays in charge. Every scan on this page was taken and read by the patient's own eye doctor. We do not perform or interpret OCT scans. Your ophthalmologist or optometrist stays in charge of your eye care: keep every exam, and keep every treatment they prescribe.

Scans from patients' eye doctors

OCT line scan through the macula, first of two: a raised dome-shaped pocket sits under the retina near the centre. — Pigment epithelial detachment: two scans from the same eye taken by the patient's ophthalmologist about two months apart, during a course of M48 micro acupuncture combined with other acupuncture systems and a classical herbal formula. The raised pocket under the retina is smaller in the second scan. Her ophthalmologist remained in charge of her eye care.
What the scans show
The same eye on two OCT line scans, about two months apart.
What they do not show
Her vision, a diagnosis, or how the eye did afterwards. The two printouts were photographed at different zoom levels, so compare the shape of the raised pocket, not its size in pixels.

OCT line scan through the macula of the same eye, second of two: the pocket under the retina is still present and lower. — Pigment epithelial detachment: two scans from the same eye taken by the patient's ophthalmologist about two months apart, during a course of M48 micro acupuncture combined with other acupuncture systems and a classical herbal formula. The raised pocket under the retina is smaller in the second scan. Her ophthalmologist remained in charge of her eye care.
What the scans show
The same eye on two OCT line scans, about two months apart.
What they do not show
Her vision, a diagnosis, or how the eye did afterwards. The two printouts were photographed at different zoom levels, so compare the shape of the raised pocket, not its size in pixels.

OCT line scan through the macula, first of three: the inner surface of the retina is lifted into a raised area. — Line scans through the macula from three exams over about a year, taken and read by the patient's own eye doctor. The raised area seen in the first exam is flatter in the later ones.
What the scans show
Three OCT line scans through the macula of one eye, in date order.
What they do not show
Her vision or a diagnosis. We have not labelled the condition: that is for her eye doctor to name.

OCT line scan through the macula, second of three: the retinal surface lies flatter. — Line scans through the macula from three exams over about a year, taken and read by the patient's own eye doctor. The raised area seen in the first exam is flatter in the later ones.
What the scans show
Three OCT line scans through the macula of one eye, in date order.
What they do not show
Her vision or a diagnosis. We have not labelled the condition: that is for her eye doctor to name.

In their words

In the quotes, an ellipsis (…) marks words left out and square brackets mark a word we put in. Some patients appear more than once.

General vision Eye conditions we see

Not only is there no deterioration over the last three months…there is a slight improvement!
A patient
Clinic note: After a check-up with the eye specialist.
Saw [my eye doctor] today, good improvement!
A patient
Eyes are seeing an improvement
A patient
… Eyes are doing good
A patient

Blurred vision with an eyelid cyst (chalazion)

… I am still taking the herbs and doing the hot compress. … I told my ophthalmologist about you.
A patient

Eye inflammation

Went to eye specialist yesterday he said all inflammation has gone away … However it still continues to get better
A patient
Clinic note: Inflammation of the eye is managed by an eye doctor.

Macular degeneration (AMD) More about this condition

AMD conditions have been stable for 1 year since we’ve been under your care.
… her eyesight has remained stable …
A family member, in two messages a few months apart
… [I] started my search for an acupuncturist that had experience working with eye issues. … The best advice [Michael] gave me was to be patient. … The lines on my grid were no longer wavy, I could see better when I was driving (especially at night) …
A patient with early macular degeneration

Vision distortion

The eyes seem like [the herbal formula] helps with the distortion somewhat, it never goes away completely but does get a little better …
He was doing better for almost a year now. Not completely gone but he wasn’t noticing it much. But now … his eyes are worse now.
Two messages about the same patient, about a year apart

Dry eye (with Sjögren's) More about this condition

… my eyes have improved slightly …
A patient

Questions people ask

Do you read my scans?

No. We do not perform or interpret OCT scans, measure eye pressure or test visual fields. Your eye doctor reads your scans. Please bring their reports, so we can see where you are starting from and follow the changes they measure.

This is general wellness information, not medical advice. Acupuncture and herbal medicine work alongside, not in place of, care from your physician and your eye doctor.

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