Elaine Pinkerton

Disease(s) Treated : Macular Degeneration
Treatment(s) Used : Acupuncture

February 2, 2006

Hi, My name is Elaine Pinkerton and I would like for anyone with macular degeneration to know about the Arkansas Therapy Center. In 1999, at the age of 59, I was diagnosed with MD and was told there was nothing that could be done. Basically, I was told to go home and go blind. The same week, one of our local TV stations had a special on the Arkansas Therapy Center and the great results that they were getting with eye treatments. I called the next day. What a wonderful thing that acupuncture can help your eyes. Dr. Per Otte started treating me in 1999. I go back to Arkansas for a week or two each year.

Dr Lizbeth Ryan has been doing treatments at the clinic since 2003. As always, when someone new takes over you wonder if the treatment will be the same. My results get better all the time. I don’t think there is a cure for MD, but this will prolong my eyesight and has already done so for 5 years. My eyesight is actually getting better. Thank you Dr. Ryan for continuing in Dr. Otte’s clinic. I feel secure and confident that my eyes are in good hands.

Sometimes I feel like I’m on a soap box, referring people to the clinic that I meet or who call me about MD. But what great news I get from these people, some who could not read are now reading and using there computer keyboard again. Some are driving again. And some are thrilled at being able to watch TV and read road signs. I continue to tell all that I meet about the clinic and Dr. Ryan.

What a great clinic with nice caring people, and you meet people from all over the US and some from other countries. It’s a great feeling to see so many of us with MD with smiles on our faces and hope in our hearts. It’s wonderful to know you don’t have to sit and wait to go blind. I have a family history of MD. My Grandmother and one of my uncles were blind. With the help of Dr. Ryan we can win. I feel that my eye care is in very good hands.

Sincerely,

Elaine Pinkerton

Longview, TX

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