We were lucky to catch up with Ming Wang recently and have shared our conversation below.
Ming, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Was there a defining moment in your professional career? A moment that changed the trajectory of your career?
As depicted in the film “Sight” (angel.com/sight, based on my autobiography “From Darkness to Sight”), I was doing research to reduce corneal scar in my blind orphan child Kajal. I wanted to do research on fetus (who does not scar) but I also want to protect life. I got stuck. They say there is no common ground between faith and science. Is that really true? I prayed to God, asking if there is a common ground between faith and science. I was working with other scientists at the time, and felt that God was pointing us to use the placenta and amniotic sac (which used to surround all of us before birth) thinking that amniotic membrane could contain the secret of fetal scarless healing. I developed amniotic membrane contact lens and got the U.S. patents. When I put the amniotic membrane contact lens onto injured eyes, indeed miracle happened: scar is much reduced and eyesight restored. I then recognized that I really develop the amniotic membrane contact lens, since I did not invent the placenta, and nor amniotic membrane. God it. He has given me a precious opportunity to get a glimpse of part of His original creation. The credit goes to Him. I decided to donate the amniotic membrane contact lens technology to the world by putting the patent online and went to many different countries and pro bono taught over 10,000 eye doctors how to use the technology. Today, amniotic membrane contact lens technology is a $5 billion dollar industry. Doctors from nearly every nation are using it and millions of patients have had eyesight restored. The film “Sight” (angel.com/sight) is about the story of invention of this remarkable technology that has transformed the world. Even though in the process, I did make a cent, I feel that God is really the one who has invented it. I have just discovered a part of His original creation. The credit goes to Him!
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
I run Wang Vision Institute, Nashville, TN. My website is www.drmingwang.com.
In addition to our charity work to help blind orphan children from around the world (described in the film “Sight” (angel.com/sight), I perform the state-of-the-art laser vision procedures including
SMILE (small-incision LASIK) and soft-touch LASIK (18+)
Implantable Contact Lens (21+)
Forever Young Lens (45+)
Laser cataract surgery (60+)
I have performed over 55,000 laser vision treatments, including on over 4,000 doctors.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
1. State-of-the-art laser vision technologies (by taking advantage of my training in BOTH medicine (MD, magna cum laude, Harvard & MIT) and laser physics (PhD)
2. Access to patients, and provide the best and personal care to each patient.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
Trading places with each patient, and see the world from their prospective. I am an eye doctor, I have to listen to each of my patients carefully and really put myself in their shoes, to find out what they are seeing, and what they are NOT seeing, so I can customize the technology to fit each patient’s specific and individual need.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.drmingwang.com
- Other: Please email me (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and I will ask my assistant to give you all of the above info.
Image Credits
Ming Wang, MD, PhD
I have the rights and permission to use all of these images.
