Q1: How did you come
into the field of treating Retinitis Pigmentosa, Macular Degeneration, Optic
nerve atrophy and other eye ailments?
A: I am an MBBS and was practicing modern medicine till 1997.
After that, I learnt Acupuncture and started practicing this system.
It was in the year 2000 that I successfully treated a case of
loss of central vision due to injury resulting in blood clot in the macula of a
young patient. Encouraged by the results, I developed an interest in this field.
Although this patient was also termed as having no treatment in the modern
medicine, he gained near normal vision. However, subsequent development into
this field was not easy. It has taken me years to reach where I am today. Nurturing
and growing in this field is a continuous process.
I would like to share here that I never ever imagined that
one day I would be working in this field of medicine simply because a M.B.B.S
doctor would never have been able to enter such a field.
Q: 2 We know that there
is no cure for such ailments in Modern Medicine but many practitioners in
Traditional Medicine are practising in these ailments; how do you compare your
results with the other practitioners?
A: It is up to you to compare, but I have cured many legally blind
patients with this technique. They are now self-dependent and are continuing
same improvement, even after 10 years. This gives me immense satisfaction.
Moreover when I receive an invitation from the U.S.
Acupuncture Association requesting to
publish my results or I get a chance to speak at the Indian Medical
Association, all this explains where I stand.
Q: 3 Do you follow up
these patients for any decline in improvement?
A: Yes I do follow up with these patients. I am happy to
state that more than 90% of my patients have confirmed that there is no
decline. In fact, they have given me feedback about the further improvement in
vision even after completed the treatment.
Q 4Have you ever
analyzed why remaining the 10% of patients have not continued with same improvement?
A: Yes I have. There are many reasons for this. There are
patients simultaneously suffering from other diseases. For example, one patient
slowly lost improvement after a course of chemotherapy as he was suffering from
throat cancer. Some patients do not follow advice and precautions given to them
while some have habits like chewing tobacco, smoking etc. which are known to be
detrimental for these eye diseases.
Q: 5What are some of these
other causes? Please explain.
A: There are more than many types of genes responsible for retinitis
pigmentosa. Some are very virulent. If the patient is has that type of gene, it
is difficult to sustain improvement over a longer period of time and patient has
to take up repeated courses of treatment every year or so but luckily these
patients are very few in number. The other causes could be because of severely
deranged body constitutions.
Number of identified retinal genes from 1980 to 2006
Q: 6 Does it mean that
it is mandatory to have a genetic check prior to starting treatment or is it
that, if any patient suffers again, you have an excuse?
A: This is not so. Looking at the history of the patient itself,
it becomes clear that the patient might have this type of gene. If after
developing a symptom, the patient loses vision in a very short time, there are
chances that he/she will need repeat courses due to such a genetic makeup.
Q: 7What do you mean by
the term ‘Assimilated Technique’ to cure such ailments. Please elaborate? In
other places, you have also termed it as a ‘unique programme’. Does it mean
taking all the credit for it by yourself only?
Various healing techniques have been combined
in this system. But the basic plan is Acupuncture. We have harmoniously
combined Acupuncture, Traditional Indian knowledge, Vedic knowledge which also includes Vedic Astrology,
Nutritional aspects based on constitution of patient and the most important is
the understanding of the regeneration of lost tissue in the traditional system.
Due to this reason it is necessary to treat one patient at a time and it takes
about 3 hours every day. It is a committed treatment.
Precautions have been taken while combining all these systems,
so they work in synergy. I observed the application of these techniques for a
long time and have slowly learnt how to combine them.
Though these additions have helped a lot, in the beginning it
took me 6 months to a year to gain useful vision. Now it takes me 12 days and the
results are better in all aspects of vision loss.
There is no question of taking credit. In fact if you go
through the home page of the website, it is very clear that whatever is
achieved here is due to our senior practitioners in this field. I feel that in the
field of medicine, there should be no question of taking credit and recognition
will come spontaneously. There should also be no patents if we want this field
to develop to highest standards.
Q: 8You say that you
are using astrology in treatment planning, is it not quackery?
A: I started the anti-quackery movement in India and became
the president of the Quackery Eradication Committee at the Indian Medical
Association and was conferred with President and Secretary appreciation awards of
Delhi and Indian Medical Association during the period of 1993 -1997. I have written the
first ever book on this subject which is foreworded by the then Delhi Health
Minister. How can I do a quackery?
Now coming to astrology, it is being explored by many
countries. Besides being a doctor, I am a qualified Vedic Astrologer also and have
been collecting data for such patients since the last 10 years. There are many
combinations in Astrology which indicate eye diseases in a native. But more importantly
we can help a patient by planning the treatment using this science? We have definitely
gained success in treatment planning using the knowledge from astrology. It is a
good adjuvant.
Q: 9Vedic Astrology
revolves around birth details of a patient. Does it mean that if a patient does
not have birth details, you cannot treat him/her?
A: It is not so. If a patient has his birth details, it is an
adjuvant but it does not mean that we cannot treat in the absence of birth details.
Astrology is a divine knowledge. If a patient can get benefitted, why shouldn’t
we use it?
Q:10 Modern Medicine
says retinal cells are modified cells of central nervous system and these cells
do not divide after birth. This simply means that if any cell dies, it cannot be
replaced as other body tissues are replaced. So is it not totally unscientific
when you claim that regeneration of these cells occurs?
A: It is an old concept that retinal cells do not regenerate.
In fact, modern medicine itself recently proved that, under special
circumstances, these cells divide and regenerate.
If regeneration was not possible, how could there be any
changes in Fundus photos and other investigations of such patients?
FUNDUS PHOTO OF PATIENT
BEFORE TREATMENT FROM EGYPT
PATIENT SENDS ME HIS FUNDUS PHOTO TAKEN 4 YEARS AFTER TREATMENT
In fact whenever a patient comes to me, many cells in the
retina are in the various stages of degeneration. Some of these are easy to
revive while some take more time and some do not respond. In 90% of the cases,
we get an idea just after first sitting how patient will respond further.
Q:11 Retinitis
pigmentosa is a genetic disorder. Does it mean that you claim to have a cure
for genetic disorders by this technique?
A: Yes. It is a genetic disorder. But, I do not claim that
this technique will eliminate the responsible gene from the bo
ARTISTIC IMAGINATION OF RELATIONSHIP OFGENES WITH THE BODY
,IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE GENES FROM BODY ,YES YOU CAN REAPIR IT OR
MINIMISE DAMAGE DUE TO A PARTICULAR GENE.
Q: 12Then how do you
claim your results are long lasting if you cannot eliminate the responsible gene
from the body?
A: It is a good question. Actually genes of R.P are recessive.
Further it means that in genetic disorders, there are two type of genes: dominant
genes and recessive genes.
If any disease is due to dominant genes, it very difficult to
manage and usually have a definite course.
Luckily RP genes are recessive. Have you not seen that all the
members of the same family are not showing symptoms of this disease or it is not
seen in many generations but affects a particular person?
Have you ever thought as to why disease is appearing in a particular person?
Actually the genetic factor is not solely responsible for the
appearance of symptoms. There are some constitutional deficiencies in the body
of the affected person due to which that gene can affect the eyes. In both the Chinese
and Indian traditional systems of treatment, we can analyse these deficiencies
and correct them.
This is contrast to Modern Medicine where we advise
nutritional supplements to each and every one based on chemical analysis. Here
we prescribe nutritional supplement in the form of herbs or advise a particular
food based on constitution of the particular person. Likewise we can easily
treat constitutional deficiency with acupuncture also and these help a lot of patients
to feels a difference. If the constitutional deficiency is corrected, the same
gene now stops affecting the retina. This seems unimaginable but it is true. If
you go through the history of patients and their follow ups, you will see the
truth.
Actually the medicine from the east is well known for
correction of constitutional deficiencies or excesses. You might have seen a news
item showing the effect of yoga in arresting a genetic disorder.
Q: 13How many
sittings/days are needed to cure a person?
A: Depends on the condition of the patient, how much vision loss
there is and on what type of loss is there as well as the degree of loss.
Common complications in RP are loss of central vision, loss of peripheral
vision, loss of depth perception, loss of night vision, color vision deficiency
, poor visual acuity and difficulty in sunlight. While in macular degeneration,
loss of central vision more prominent .
Before promising any improvement, we advise certain
examinations to assess the condition and then promise improvement based on how
much loss is there. Please note that not all types of loss are cured 100%. By
experience we know how much loss can be reversed.
In mild to moderate conditions, usually one course of 12 days
is sufficient. For severe loss, it may require one or even two additional
courses.
But the second course is given only after patient is
satisfied with the results from the first course and the patient himself feels
that the results have lasted for a year or so.
So the patient is not 100% cured in severe loss but our thrust
remains to make the patient independent at least in all his activities.
FUNDUS PHOTO SHOWING
LESS SEVERE LOSS OF RETINA
Q: 14How is your system
different from Microsystem Acupuncture?
A: Microsystem acupuncture is also a good system and is based
on a concept. It is also true that the whole body is represented by many
particular bodily organs. Specifically hands and eyes are also represented in
different parts of body surface by stimulating these points you can somehow
have positive effects on eyes due to increase in blood supply or due to some other
mechanism. So effects are always there but usually the patient does not sustain
these positive effects as there is no way in microsystem to correct the constitution
of patient. Besides, there is a separate treatment protocol developed in our
system depending upon the different complications that the patient is suffering
from.
Sometimes we also use some microsystem points but only after correcting
basic constitutional deficiencies.
Q: 15I have been told
that there is on-going research in the field of stem cell therapy, artificial
retina and retinal implants and within 5
years there will be a breakthrough in the treatment options for treating RP and
macular degeneration and it will become like
cataract surgery. What are your thoughts on this?
A: I hope it could be but it is not happening in spite of
putting all resources all over the world
into it. They are not reaching towards desired results. Often we hear
news that retinal implants have been developed and patient is able to see a shadow of object but
not going further. This is happening for the last five years. Why?
Because the eyes capture images but it is our brain that
visualizes after constituting the object. There are other areas of the brain
besides the visual cortex that are simultaneously involved in analyzing and synthesizing
all this information from the retina very quickly and we are able to “SEE”. These
electric impulses to different areas of the brain are carried by the optic
nerve which is involved in retinitis pigmentosa. At Acupuncture India Centre,
we are able to revive this Optic Nerve Atrophy.
So far research is developing an artificial retina but incorporating
this with different areas of the brain. However, this has not been successful
because of the complexities of the problem. I am not able to foresee that in the
near future. It can be attained based on their expertise in this field.
In the era when live in, kidney or heart transplant are
routine. We are not able to transplant a retina. The only organelle we are able
to transplant in eye is the cornea through eye donation. Even if one day we are
able to transplant a retina, it would be like a skin transplant which gives
rise to same disease again.This is because constitutional factors are not
corrected. Same is the reason why improvement from microsystem acupuncture is
short lived. It is the same case with stem cell therapy.
Q:16 Have you heard about
LASER in Acupuncture. Do you use it?
A: Laser apparatus for Acupuncture are available in the market
and the cost is also prohibitive. These are around INR two lacs (roughly 3000 USD).
However, this has been a debatable point that LASER should not be used in
Acupuncture because of the reported adverse effects. I feel that it should be
thoroughly examined by experts. Moreover, many renowned acupuncturists of
international fame opined that there is nothing like plain acupuncture needles for
best results. I do not use laser in acupuncture.
NORMAL AND LASER LIGHT
YOU CAN COMAPRE POWER OF LASER WITH MENTAL POWER OF CONCENTRATED MIND OR A YOGI
AND NORMAL ELECTRIC BULB WITH MENTAL POWER OF A NORMAL PERSON.
Q: 17In other words do
you want to say that only your technique will be beneficial to patient and it
is the only ray of hope?
A: I do not claim this. Every system of treatment, even not
mentioned in these pages, have its own role and attitude of supremacy should
not be there at least in the area of healthcare. I definitely want my technique
to be incorporated into Modern Medicine and should be used for betterment of mankind.
Why should the principles of Eastern Medicine not be examined and verified by
Modern Medicine itself?
Hippocrates 460 BC Father of Modern Medicine
In whose name Graduates of Modern Medicine are administered
oath
