A treatment for vision related disorders such as macular degeneration, diabetes, glaucoma and retinitis pigmentosa.

I couldn't believe how much better my eyesight was getting as the week went on. Before I went to get the treatments glasses wouldn't even help my vision. Now I only have them to watch television and drive.
Lorie Zeal - Juda Wisconsin

Treating Glaucoma using MicroAcupuncture™

GLAUCOMA

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in the United States. It causes damage to the optic nerve due to high pressure in the eye.

MicroAcupuncture™ can help patients with glaucoma by repairing the damage to the retina caused by the increase in intraocular pressure. This increase in pressure causes the small capillaries in the eye to collapse, resulting in damage to areas of the retina. In rare cases it can help to keep the pressure down, but in most cases it has no effect on the pressure.

The eye is constantly producing a clear fluid called aqueous humor. An equal amount of fluid is constantly filtered from the eye. The pressure in the eye is a balance between the amount of fluid produced, and the amount of fluid filtered. If either too much is produced, or not enough is filtered, the pressure in the eye becomes high. When this happens, the optic nerve at the back of the eye is damaged. The damage initially causes small, blind spots in the field of vision. In more advanced cases, damage to the nerve leads to loss of peripheral vision; and in extreme cases, loss of central vision, too.

There are no symptoms of glaucoma in the early stages of the disease. The only way to know if your eye pressure is elevated is to have an intraocular pressure check. The only way to know if small, isolated blind spots are present in your field of vision is to have a visual field test. If either of these problems are detected during your eye exam, the pressure can be controlled by medication, laser or rarely, by surgery. Earlier control of pressure can avoid any damage to the optic nerve and vision.