hi, If there is any research succssededd in case of optic attrophy then plz do let me know. regards, Hetal ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. Subramani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Digital vision
> Please note I don't have the address of the said doc. Since I am > taking ayurvedic treatment, I haven't tried acupuncture. > Eye and the needle > > > By Ridhi Kale/TNN > > > New Delhi: There's light at the end of the tunnel. Patients suffering > from > decreasing vision due to diseases such as macular degeneration, diabetic > retinopathy, glaucoma and retinitis pimentos now have hope, thanks to > microsystem acupuncture. This is an alternative treatment for vision > loss. > Though widely-prevalent abroad, in India its relatively new. Reduced > vision > is a part of the aging process and microsystem acupuncture helps to slow > it > down. Regular treatments are required to maintain vision levels. > > > > Dr. Avnish Chopra, Stone Clinic, says, " I have tried this technique on 12 > patients so far. The whole idea is to help retain vision." > > > > Sneha Uppal, 49, was diagnosed with macular degeneration but after two > weeks > of treatment can read again. "I could only read newspaper headlines, but > today, I can read the fine print," she says. Microsystem acupuncture is a > painless procedure. No needles are placed anywhere near the eyes. It uses > special, thin, stainless steel needles with a copper spiral on over 200 > points in the body. > > > > The Times of India > November 22, 2005 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shadab Husain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 7:54 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Digital vision > > >> Will you throw some more light on the acupuncturist of Delhi, please? >> Although we have heard many such things, but when we went and lost >> thousands then only we satisfied ourselves by disappointments. The old >> typical heng shui of curiosity! However let us have a finger in this >> pie too. I have also heard that Acupuncture can cure various diseases. >> >> Thanks >> >> Shadab Husain >> >> On 3/11/07, P. Subramani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Good research. But the problem is they are researching on retina only. >>> even >>> if the retina is activated with chips or new cells, the main snag is the >>> optic nerves. Most persons suffering from RP also suffer from optic >>> nerves >>> disorders. So far no successful trials have been made to regenerate the >>> said >>> nerves or to bypass them and use something else. A Delhi-based >>> acupuncturist >>> has successfully cure RP, Macular Degeneration and Glaucoma to the >>> extent >>> of >>> 80 percent or more. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "vishnu ramchandani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >>> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 4:46 PM >>> Subject: [AI] Digital vision >>> >>> >>> Digital vision >>> >>> Amazing scientific breakthroughs promise sight for the >>> blind in the near future >>> >>> David Twiddy/AP >>> >>> In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Geordi La Forge is >>> a blind character who can see through the assistance >>> of special implants in his eyes. While the Star >>> Trek character "lives" in the 24th century, people >>> living in the 21st century may not have to wait that >>> long for the illuminating technology. >>> >>> Dr Kristina Narfstrom poses with one of her cats used >>> in the recent surgeries that implanted a microchip >>> into the cat's eye. >>> The working proof of this concept is a humble >>> cinnamon-coloured, 4-year-old Abyssinian cat called >>> Gingersnap. >>> >>> Gingersnap is fighting a losing battle with a disorder >>> that is slowly killing her retinas. "By the time she'd >>> be 5, she'd probably be blind," said Kristina >>> Narfstrom, a veterinary ophthalmologist at the >>> University of Missouri-Columbia. >>> >>> But a thin film at the back of the eyeball makes sight >>> possible. >>> >>> Gingersnap's condition is similar to retinitis >>> pigmentosa, an incurable genetic disease in humans >>> that strikes one out of every 3,500 people around the >>> world, often causing blindness by attacking the >>> photoreceptor cells that register light and colour. >>> >>> Narfstrom, who discovered the feline version of the >>> disease among Abyssinians in her native Sweden, is >>> implanting special silicon chips in partially blind >>> cats in a bid to help replace or possibly repair >>> diseased retinas in humans. >>> >>> Encouraging results >>> >>> The chips, which provide their own energy, have shown >>> encouraging results in clinical human trials, in some >>> cases improving sight in people with retinitis >>> pigmentosa or at least slowing the disease's >>> development. Narfstrom said chips have been implanted >>> in 30 people. >>> >>> Narfstrom's cats will help researchers fine-tune the >>> chips' performance and train physicians on surgical >>> techniques to implant the devices, because the >>> structure of cat eyes is similar to human eyes. >>> >>> Dr Narfstrom and a colleague carrying out the >>> procedure for microchip implantation. >>> The 2-millimeter-wide chips, developed by Optobionics >>> of Illinois, USA, are surgically implanted in the back >>> of eye. Each chip is covered with 5,000 >>> microphotodiodes >>> that react to light, sending electric signals along >>> the optic nerve to the brain. >>> >>> "We're placing it right where the photoreceptors are >>> and, if they're lacking, this is supposed to replace >>> what they're doing," she said. "At this point, >>> it's impulses of light they're seeing (as opposed to >>> images), but the aim of the research is to get more >>> information out of the chip." >>> >>> Besides helping slow the advance of the disease, >>> studies suggest that the electric currents generated >>> by the chips may be regenerating damaged >>> photoreceptors >>> surrounding the implants. >>> >>> Narfstrom said she should know in about two years >>> whether the implants are actually encouraging retinal >>> cells in her cats to grow. >>> >>> Not the only cure... >>> >>> The Optobionics chip is just one of many research >>> paths now swarming with scientists looking for ways to >>> protect and restore sight. >>> >>> Besides genetic therapy, which is seen as a good tool >>> to fight hereditary disorders, researchers are also >>> looking to use stem cells to rebuild damaged retinal >>> cells. Others are looking for substances that could >>> trick healthy retinal cells surrounding the >>> photoreceptors to take over for their diseased >>> counterparts. >>> >>> Then there are the many attempts, like Optobionics, of >>> creating artificial sight. Some efforts include >>> miniature video cameras that pipe images straight >>> to the brain, devices that send signals to a network >>> of miniature electrodes attached to the retina or >>> chips that eventually could graft themselves to >>> retinal cells, creating a cyborg-like system for >>> producing images. >>> >>> An enlarged photo of the actual microchip that is >>> implanted >>> A French company is conducting trials for an implant >>> that would release proteins in the eyeball to offset >>> the damage done to retinal cells, perhaps >>> indefinitely. >>> >>> Tim Schoen, Director of research development for the >>> Foundation Fighting Blindness, said technology to >>> provide prosthetic sight is especially encouraging. >>> >>> "This offers great hope to individuals who have >>> completely lost vision," said Schoen, whose group is >>> not involved in the Optobionics chip. >>> >>> "We can treat these patients with gene therapy, but >>> once the photoreceptors die, we have to replace them >>> with stem cells or one of these artificial methods." >>> >>> Machelle Pardue, a researcher at Emory University and >>> the Veterans Administration Hospital in Atlanta who is >>> working with Narfstrom on the Optobionics chip, >>> said she's glad she's not the only one doing such research. >>> >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________________ >>> Yahoo! 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