RESUMEN
Object: To show that increased and invigorated movement of qi and blood within the organism and their concentration in the diseased organ is crucial for acupuncture and limitations for acupuncture based upon Western medicine are not necessarily adequate.Methods: Symptom-related and chronoacupuncture were used within a five stages acupuncture beginning with needling of competent pair of confluent points and followed by Zi Wu Liu Zhu chronoacupuncture. Results: After 58 symptom-related acupuncture treatments the vision increased from 10 to 70 percent and remained stable. 18 months later one Zi Wu Liu Zhu chronoacupuncture was carried out following a needling concept of five stages. Within one hour the vision increased from 70 to 90 percent. Conclusions: Ophthalmologists should offer acupuncture to patients suffering from eye in-flammations and retina scars. Acupuncturists should use Zi Wu Liu Zhu and powerful acupoints and acupoint combinations in order to invigorate and to move qi and blood strongly. This case shows the effectiveness of acupuncture and chronoacupuncture in a case of retina scar caused by toxoplasmosis. Therefore, acupuncture treatment might be successfully applied in diseases where Western medicine cannot offer help.