From Darkness to Sight with Dr. Wang -The Dancing Housewife
(Formerly Coffee Break with the Dancing Housewife)
Antoinette Datoc, also known as The Dancing Housewife
Meet Ming Wang
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!
Newly Released Movie ‘Sight’ Tells the True Story of Nashville Eye Surgeon Dr. Ming Wang
‘Sight,’—starring Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Greg Kinnear, and Terry Chen (Almost Famous, Falling) is based on the true story of Dr. Ming Wang, a poor Chinese immigrant who defies all odds to become a world-renowned eye surgeon in the United States. Set in 1970s rural China, a young Ming faces persecution and despair at every turn; but with the support of his dedicated family and his own unwavering determination, he finds his way to America, attends Harvard and MIT, and helps develop an innovative technology that restores sight in millions. Taking on the seemingly impossible challenge of helping a blind orphan, the resilient Dr. Wang must reconcile with his own traumatic past and face the harsh reality that the strength of his own will can only go so far.
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What is the true story behind ‘Sight’? Movie details life of immigrant and surgeon Dr. Ming Wang
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Dr. Ming Wang grew up wanting to be a doctor — and that’s because he comes from a long line of medical professionals.
Dr. Ming Wang: From Poverty to Pioneer, Revolutionizing Eye Care Worldwide joins Take FiVe
Dr. Wang joined His Glory on Take FiVe, click here to visit the episode.
Ming Wang movie 'Sight' grosses $3.5M, finishes in 7th place at the box office
The producer for the biopic about the ubiquitous Nashville eye surgeon had hoped for $10 million in ticket sales over Memorial Day weekend
By Brad Schmit, May 29, 2024, Tennessean
A Hollywood adaptation of Nashville eye surgeon Ming Wang's story grossed $3.5 million in its opening weekend, according to several movie industry trade organizations.
The movie "Sight" — released by independent inspirational-movie house Angel Studios — fell short of producer David Fischer's hopes for $10 million in ticket sales for its first three days out.
Apple Podcasts:An immigrant from China with only $50 became a world-class doctor and inventor, and now a movie, SIGHT, is based on his remarkable life story
Dr. Ming Wang is a Harvard & MIT (MD, magna cum laude); PhD (laser physics),and is one of the few laser eye surgeons in the world today who holdsa doctorate degree in laser physics. The film “Sight” is based on Dr. Wang’s autobiography “From Darkness to Sight,” co-starring Greg Kinnear.As a teenager, Ming fought poverty and hardship in China and came toAmerica with only $50 and earned two doctorate degrees, one in laserphysics and one in medicine, and graduated with the highest honorsfrom...
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SIGHT film earns top reviews in debut: ‘Theme of overcoming our past is universal’
Story by Jenny Goldsberry, May 26, 2024, Washington Examiner
Angel Studios’s latest film release, SIGHT, received high reviews while garnering over $1 million in its debut weekend.
SIGHT centers on the life and career of eye surgeon Dr. Ming Wang, who grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution. Wang attended Harvard and MIT and went on to treat cataract cases via LASIK surgery. He has since established the Wang Vision Institute and the charity Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration.
