溫氏現代針灸 溫崇凱中醫診所-耳針眼針頭皮針舌針權威-跟診日誌

Acupuncture - the Savior of Patients with Abducens Nerve Palsy

The human body has 12 pairs of cranial nerves, and the ones that control the lateral movement of the eyes are called the abducens nerves; they are the sixth pair of cranial nerves. Patients with abducens nerve palsy suffer from symptoms such as 'not being able to look to the sides', or 'not being able to roll the eyes.' This is also a classic type of extraocular muscle involvement. At the onset of the condition, patients' vision might become blurry. The enlargement of the extraocular muscle leads to a decrease in patients' ability to move and return the eyes, or results in the misalignment of the eyes. In some worse cases, patients might experience double vision. Generally, patients who suffer from this condition don't come to the Chinese clinics, as most of them go to seek help from western doctors. In this case, western doctors in the clinic would refer these patients to hospitals, which would possibly tackle the problem with surgery. Such tricky cases are almost unheard of in Chinese medicine. Luckily, during my observation at the clinic of my master, the Chinese doctor Chong-Kai Wen, I had not only seen patients with eye diseases every day but also encountered two patients with abducens nerve palsy.

The first one was when I observed my master three years ago, a patient who had come from Vancouver, Canada, just like me. She had worked as a tour guide. When she had taken a group of tourists to the US, she had had a fall. It had not been a bad fall, but soon after, she had experienced double vision. She had not been able to roll her eyes. It was as if they had been stuck. She had gone to see the doctor in the US, but the condition had not improved. After she had come back to Canada, she had been examined and treated, both at a local hospital and at the biggest and best hospital in Canada, but neither of them had enabled her to make any progress.... The patient had thought that perhaps she would still have a chance of making a recovery by seeking treatment using Chinese medicine. She had searched Chinese and Taiwanese websites relentlessly, and had eventually found, and come to, my master's clinic. So, on my first day of the observation, I had seen her and her vision had shown signs of progress immediately. I remembered that the patient had said she had been able to move her eyes during the 9th treatment session.

The second patient with this condition was a male in his sixties who had lived in Yilan. For thirteen days following the onset of the condition, he had experienced blurred vision. It had then worsened and he had started to suffer from crossed eyes and an inability to roll his left eye. He had even been affected with astigmatism, i.e. with his left eye he had seen one or two lines that did not physically exist. The patient's son was the one who had been insistent with him about the treatment approach. The patient had firstly undergone an examination by western doctors. After they had made sure that there had been no abnormality in his brain, his son had brought him to our Chinese medical clinic. It was because my master had treated and cured his son's Bell's palsy several years ago.

After the western doctor had told the patient that he would have to wait until his eyes recovered from the condition 'naturally', the patient had been very disappointed. However, his confidence had increased to an unparalleled level after coming to my master's clinic. Before receiving any treatment, he had indicated that he would definitely be cured here. Actually, even before my master had inserted the acupuncture needles, I had known that the patient would feel the difference straight away afterwards. This was because I had observed in the clinic before and had witnessed my master curing some patients who had come from places with advanced medical technology, such as the US and Canada, and had been unable to find any solutions in these countries.

On the third day of my observation, the patient had stated that he had been able to move his eyes and his vision had become more focused. On the sixth day, he said that his condition of double vision had improved very much.

In 2019, Statista, the world-renowned analytical company, had published the top 1000 hospitals in the world; among them were 85 hospitals in Canada. Such a high rating was a reflection of the brilliance and profoundness of Chinese medicine. Complex, critical, severe diseases, or diseases that require testing equipment or hospitalization and surgery at big hospitals can all be treated by Chinese medicine and acupuncture, with just 1 needle! What other word can be used to describe Chinese medicine except 'brilliance'? What constitutes the best? Even the top 1000 hospitals around the world cannot answer this question.