ScyFix with Tom Harold
Posted by Steve Frazier
on May 10, 2011
Our Programon May 10th was presented by Tom Harold, founder of the company, ScyFix. Tom is a local person, and the company office (world headquarters) is in Chanhassen. He is a marketing specialist, having worked at Pillsbury and Wilson Learning as well as doing consultant work with a long list of successful companies. Scyfix has developed a therapy machine for people with eye diseases, especially Retinitis Pigmentosa and other degenerative eye diseases. The unit is cleared for use by humans in Europe, and the approval process by the FDA in the US is underway.
The unit uses microcurrents to stimulate the cells in the eye, and this stimulation appears to stop the degenerative process. The process is technically called neuromodulation, and the equipment produces a series of microcurrents that simulate the electric currents in a healthy eye. In some cases, the stimulation even reverses the process, and the patient's vision improves. Field tests were run in India, where there is a genetic issue that causes higher incidence of blindness, and Tom showed us charts of the results of the studies.
The ScyFix 700 is the current product, available on the internet, and it is manufactured in Winona, MN. The cost of a unit is approximately $6,400.00 (4500 Euros).
The treatment regimen is generally two daily sessions with the patient having two pads connected to the ScyFix 700 placed over the eyes for that period. Once the degeneration has been stopped, the patient still has to do daily treatments. The good thing about this method of treatment is that there are no drugs involved; the machine supplements natural processes.
The unit uses microcurrents to stimulate the cells in the eye, and this stimulation appears to stop the degenerative process. The process is technically called neuromodulation, and the equipment produces a series of microcurrents that simulate the electric currents in a healthy eye. In some cases, the stimulation even reverses the process, and the patient's vision improves. Field tests were run in India, where there is a genetic issue that causes higher incidence of blindness, and Tom showed us charts of the results of the studies.
The ScyFix 700 is the current product, available on the internet, and it is manufactured in Winona, MN. The cost of a unit is approximately $6,400.00 (4500 Euros).
The treatment regimen is generally two daily sessions with the patient having two pads connected to the ScyFix 700 placed over the eyes for that period. Once the degeneration has been stopped, the patient still has to do daily treatments. The good thing about this method of treatment is that there are no drugs involved; the machine supplements natural processes.
(Story by Tad Shaw and photo and posting by Steve Frazier)