Avenue Acupuncture FAQs

The program combines Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, AcuNova, Microacupuncture, Laser Acupuncture, Microcurrent stimulation, Millicurrent Electro-Acupuncture, Scalp Acupuncture, Nutritional Counselling, and eye exercises, tailored to your specific vision condition.

No. None of the acupuncture needles go into the eye. The closest points used are in the eyebrow or cheekbone area.

Local patients typically come in over the course of two weeks, though this can be spread out depending on the condition; degenerative diseases like macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa need treatments performed closer together. Out-of-town patients usually complete treatment over two weeks, which can be compressed to one week if needed. Testing is done before treatment begins and again halfway through to track progress.

Most patients notice their vision seeming brighter, objects clearer, or their visual field increasing, which means treatment is progressing well. Some patients report temporarily blurrier vision in the first day or two, which is not cause for alarm and diminishes on its own. A small percentage of patients see no change in the first week, in which case treatment stops and we follow up in a month, since some patients notice a delayed increase in vision.