Selasa, 01 November 2016

Acupuncture and Cataracts

Cataract is a vision disorder that usually common for older people. Cataract can occur in one or both eyes, but it surely can not spread from one eye to another eye. [note]Facts About Cataract, nei.nih.gov, https://nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts[/note]  

CONTENTS


SYMPTOMS

CAUSES

TREATMENTS

 

SYMPTOMS


Signs or symptoms that we may have cataract is surely the disorder in our vision. Our vision may get blurred, just like we see an impressionist painting. Other things that come with cataract is our vision may look hazy and dull. [note]Cataracts, By Gretchyn Bailey; reviewed by Vance Thompson, MD, http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/cataracts.htm[/note]  

CAUSES


The cause of cataract is the clumpness of some of the protein that located inside our eyes lens. This is happen when our age grow older and older. Overtime, the cataract can grow larger and will cloud more area of the eyes’ lens. If this happen, then it will make our vision get impair worse and worse. The clumpness of the protein may cause by smoking and diabetes. [note]Facts About Cataract, nei.nih.gov, https://nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts[/note]  

TREATMENTS


Related Acupuncture Points : Yuyao/ G-1/ B-2/ B-1 Acupuncture treatment for Cataracts When treating the cataracts, acupuncturist will try to define the underlying pattern that cause the cataracts. The pattern will be defined based on the symptom that is experienced by the patient. There are 3 pattern that believed can lead to cataracts. First pattern is built by the weakness of liver and kidneys. If liver is healthy, then the eyes will have the clear vision and vice versa. Second the pattern developed because there is a weakness at the spleen. When the spleen function is disturbed, the eyes will impair the ability to produce the clear vision because lack of nourishment. The third pattern suggest that the cataract is caused by the excess heat in the liver. The excess heat is caused by lack of yin, lack of blood or some emotional problem. Excess heat in the liver will cause discomfort of the eyes. [note]Cataracts / Vision Problems,okanaganacupuncture.com, http://okanaganacupuncture.com/cataracts-vision-problems/[/note]

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