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How acupuncture can prevent glaucoma, dry eye, macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa is an eye disease caused by loss of the cells that can sense light. The retina has several layers, in which the light signal is converted into a neural signal through cells called photoreceptor cells. There are two kinds of photoreceptor cells: rod and cone. Rod photoreceptor cells are located in the peripheral area of the retina, while cone photoreceptor cells are located in the central area. Read More

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