Can you use acupuncture to treat cataracts?

Is not effective: Cataracts are opacities (cloudy spots or spots that block light from passing through) in the lens. The lens is originally clear, and changes its shape to focus on what a person looks at. It is in the eyeball, behind the colored iris and the pupil. Cataracts form after many years of sunlight (uv) exposure and from causes such as prolonged Prednisone use. Acupuncture does not help cataracts.

No: Cataracts never "get better". They cannot dissolve. They must be physically removed in their entirety to restore vision.

Couching: Actually, the procedure known as couching might be considered a highly invasive form of acupuncture for the treatment of cataracts. I would not recommend it as it is typically only practiced in third world countries without sterile techniques and provides little usefull vision in the best case scenario and total blindness in many cases.

Cataracts: Nope. Fully formed cataracts need surgical removal.

No: There is no relation ship between acupuncture and cataract improvement. Cataract surgery is terrific and the results wonderful. See your ophthalmologist and get rid of this nuisance and stop looking for alternative solutions proven not to work.

No: It can't. Only glasses or contact lenses can overcome a mild change in one's refraction with mild cataract progression. In more moderate to severe cases, cataract surgery is required.

Cataracts: I am not aware of any studies that have proven that cataracts can be treated with acupuncture.

No protocols.: Acupuncture has been used for conditions like astigmatism, conjunctivitis, glaucoma, myopia, styes, blurred vision and irritation but i can find no protocols for cataracts. If you have cataracts or other visual problems please see your opathamologist. He or she can recommend the best course of action and let you know whether or not acupuncture treatment might be helpful.