It was not until I met Dr. Nawei Jiang on May 3, 1999 that I found hope. After an intense and long series of acupuncture treatment, my condition greatly improved, despite the other doctors saying they "did not expect to see any improvement". I would like to mention that from May 3, 1999, I did not receive any other treatment outside of Dr. Nawei's special acupuncture technique. By March 1, 2001, I passed the driver's license test and could drive again. Now my vision is greatly improved and I am working and enjoying life!

William Lanse Judson, Divide, CO

This letter is written to sing the praises of acupuncturist, Dr. Nawei Jiang, of Colorado Springs, CO.

I came to Dr. Jiang a year ago after suffering a wet macular degeneration attack in my right eye. I was told by a retinal specialist that nothing could be done, and that further damage to that eye would be more than likely. I was also told that I had beginning dry macular degeneration in my left eye. A vision field test confirmed four areas of gray in that eye.

I was referred to Dr. Jiang by an acupuncturist who had studied with her. Over the last year, I have seen Dr. Jiang twice weekly. I trusted her to help me since "Western Medicine" offered no treatment at all. After one year, I had another vision field test. Since wet macular degeneration is irreversible, the right eye had remained the same, but had certainly not gotten worse. (I say "irreversible" but Dr. Jiang would never use that word!) The left eye, on the other hand, provided a wonderful surprise. All of the gray areas were gone! My left eye is clear!

Another wonderful effect of Dr. Jiang's therapy is that neither of my eyes is as (sensitive) to light as they were a year ago. My eyes now rarely become tired and "grainy".

Dr. Jiang is a leading practitioner in this field and I am certainly living testimony to that. My thanks to her are endless.

Patricia Maher, Howard, CO

Two years ago I was diagnosed with macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataracts. A year later, all three conditions had worsened. I was told that the macular degeneration wasn't treatable, so I was really relieved when I learned that (Dr. Jiang) offered acupuncture treatments for eye problems, including macular degeneration.

Now, after eight months of treatments and Chinese herbal medicine, I've returned to my eye doctor to be retested. His exam has shown that the macula is now clear (no macular degeneration) and that both the glaucoma and cataracts are improving.

With the most difficult condition gone, I'm now looking forward to full recovery using (Dr. Jiang's) approach to tradition Chinese medicine. That will certainly make it more enjoyable for me to pursue my passion for sculpting!

Marsha Anderson Smith

Between five and six years ago the Ophthalmologist I was going to for cataracts said I was developing the beginning stages of macular degeneration in my right eye and I should take an herbal supplement to prevent it from advancing. Since that time, I have been taking herbal supplements and vitamins because I didn't want the macular degeneration to advance.

In 2002, I had macular hole surgery in my left eye and my vision in that eye is now limited. After this surgery, I became very concerned with protecting my right eye (the one with macular degeneration) because it was my good eye.

During our initial interview, Dr. Jiang said acupuncture works well with the beginning stage of eye disorders and I decided to take a series of acupuncture treatments. About five or six weeks ago, I visited my Ophthalmologist and he said I did not have macular degeneration in my right eye! I credit Dr. Jiang's acupuncture treatments with eliminating the macular degeneration in my right eye.

George Knox, Fountain, CO

June 5, 2005 

Three years ago I was diagnosed with cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.  Determined to find the most effective treatment, I did a fairly extensive search of available options.  My findings were not terribly encouraging: surgery; lifelong dependence on medicine, including steroids; and, in the case of the macular degeneration-inevitable blindness.  As a sculptor, my eyesight is essential to me and I was not ready to lose it. 

That’s why I was intrigued when I saw the ad for Nawei’s Acupuncture Clinic in our local paper.  I called the office immediately and asked lots of questions.  I learned that while practicing and researching as a doctor of Traditional Oriental Medicine in China, Nawei Jiang had developed a specialized treatment technique for eye problems such as mine and that she’d had good outcomes in a significant percentage of her patients.

 I decided that this sounded a lot more encouraging than anything I’d read about and decided to try this approach.  The results have been profound in my case.  After twenty-one months of treatment, there is no glaucoma.  I’m continuing to receive treatments for the cataracts and have every reason to believe that my eyes will eventually be restored to full health.

 I’m so grateful to Nawei and her associate Jena.  Together with their wonderful staff, they’ve literally given me my eyes back!

 Marsha Anderson Smith

Since I¡¯ve been having acupuncture treatments with Dr. Nawei, the symptoms of wet macular degeneration in my left eye have decreased significantly. The blurriness in my central vision has disappeared. The wavy lines have been straight. This improvement happened after only five treatments. It is very impressive. We¡¯re half way through my treatment plan, so I¡¯m looking forward to even better results based on what¡¯s occurred thus far.

Judy Woolman, CO