He increasingly discovered that blindness in the heart that had lost hope was more terrible than blindness without light.
Written | Nandu Weekly reporter Ao Jin
Edit | Yang Wenjin
Tao Yong, an ophthalmologist, completed a "self-made".
"Self-Made", the title of Tao Yong's new book. On December 11, 2021, the 691st day after the injury incident, he took the book with him in Shenzhen Book City and shared with many readers what he had done and thought in the past two years.
Self-made, but also Tao Yong's state after the incident of injuries and medical treatment that shook the country. On January 20, 2020, Tao Yong was maliciously slashed by a patient in the clinic of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital. Less than three months after coming out of the ICU, Tao Yong returned to his original clinic and returned to outpatient work. In the subsequent time, in addition to practicing medicine, he also became the first person to transform the scientific and technological achievements of the hospital, publish books, do public welfare, and go on variety shows. At the scene, some peers who came to the scene described that Tao Yong had switched from the role of ophthalmologist to a social activist.
Tao Yong himself felt natural, "In the past, I only prescribed medicine and surgery in the hospital's consultation room and treatment room, but now I let people out of blindness and mental blindness, and the scope is larger." Through humanistic care, let the blind still have hope. Helping people keep the center of the circle unchanged, it is not difficult to draw a larger circle. ”
After restarting my life, I did more than before
Seeing Tao Yong, it is difficult to imagine that he was a victim of the vicious injury two years ago. During the incident, the tendons of his left and forearms were cut off, the occipital bone of his head and right arm was injured, and he lost 1500 milliliters of blood, and was not released from life-threatening danger after two weeks of observation in the intensive care unit.
At the press conference of the Shenzhen Publishing Group National New Book Launch Center, Tao Yong wore a mint green suit with a pair of brand new white sneakers, and the whole person was refreshing and capable. As he spoke, he spoke in a gentle tone, gently grasping the left hand of the microphone, and could no longer detect any traces of injuries from a distance.
But Tao Yong told reporters that his left hand is still partially disabled, and he can only use one finger to type, "The operation and treatment of ophthalmology is mainly based on the right hand, so after getting used to some compensation, he can also resume part of the work." ”
Tao Yong is still working while recovering from his injuries.
The incident also left a psychological shadow, "In the dimly lit corridor leaving the elevator, sometimes the subconscious mind wonders if it will suddenly rush out of a person." But after the incident, Tao Yong chose to return to the original consultation room. Many people are puzzled, Tao Yong feels that this is a "blessed land", "there is a great difficulty not to die, there are so many people who saw the righteous and courageous at that time, many things actually depend on how you look at it." For the same thing, you may look at the opposite side and the back side of the story as the answer is not the same. That incident had an impact on me, but now it's more positive. ”
He compares the change of mood after the incident to a fall, "It's not that I fell and then I was going to punch and kick the stone that tripped me, but in the process of my fall, I suddenly looked up at the stars and saw more of the beauty of human nature." ”
After the injury, Tao Yong did not "rest assured of his illness", and after restarting his life, he even did more than before.
He promoted the scientific research patent of intraocular fluid detection to more than 300 hospitals and 60,000 patients across the country through the scientific and technological achievement transformation center of Chaoyang Hospital, becoming the first person in the history of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University to transform the results. In the second half of last year, the technical experience of intraocular fluid detection was systematically written by him in the book "Clinical Application of Intraocular Fluid Detection", which is also the only one in the field at present.
Tao Yong also made a smart glasses with the team that did optical equipment research and development to help low-vision patients achieve normal life and study; cooperated with electronic blind aid manufacturers to help blind people walk independently at night. His team, together with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, completed original research in this field at the T Cell Immunology Laboratory in Australia. This year he led his team to publish a paper in a sub-journal of Nature.
There is still a lot of time spent by Tao Yong on carrying out public welfare projects.
He introduced public volunteers to the hospital to help patients solve some non-medical problems. The youngest volunteer in this project is only 5 years old. "In the ophthalmology department of our hospital, we often hear a lot of children crying, they are frightened when they see wearing white coats, and now they will not, because this little volunteer will take out a box of toys to play with children, and children will not cry when they see a small partner playing."
He and the young doctors in the hospital also sent volunteer services to the public. They went to the Beijing School for the Blind to check the eyes and body conditions of the students, and gave a free diagnosis of dry eye to the overtime workers in Chaoyang District.
He also joined forces with the charity enterprise to set up a recording studio in the Beijing Blind School, "because the children in the blind school are sensitive to sound, in addition to being a masseuse, students have more career options." "At the beginning of this year, Tao Yong also cooperated with the Charity Foundation to carry out an online concert to help the blind." We not only let everyone pay attention to the blind group, but also let everyone see that our blind friends are so good. ”
Practicing medical beliefs vs "internet celebrities" questions
Practicing medicine has become a kind of faith for Tao Yong. He shared several ways to support life at the press conference, and after comparing these methods, he will find that the life experience obtained from transcendentalism is very similar to the experience obtained in the profession.
A chapter in Tao Yong's new book "Self-Made".
"Among the classmates and friends around me, a few have found their faith, and every time I communicate with them, I feel peaceful and peaceful... What we all have in common is that we all walk on the path of practice and strive to improve ourselves; the difference is that the 'Tao' is different. It is true that the mind can be purified through transcendent rituals, but I feel that the present,-the stories of real business and life—can become a mirror of wisdom and truth, without having to look to mysterious places. Tao Yong wrote in the preface to "Self-Made".
Tao Yong's new book "Self-Made"
In the past, he practiced more alone, but now he wants to pass on this belief in practicing medicine to more people.
Tao Yong recently participated in a variety show "Heartwarming Offer", he asked the audience at the press conference if they had seen it, and many people raised their hands. In this doctor's workplace reality show, Tao Yong, as a guest in the studio, said a lot of career-related golden sentences, and many words were thought-provoking.
"Since the world can kiss me with durian without discipline and principle, I can only make it into pizza in an organized and planned way," he said. ”
In the program, Tao Yong also advertised marriage and love to the female doctors in the department, which made Tao Yong's image in front of the public more three-dimensional.
"A lot of people ask me why I want to participate in a variety show, and I said that because young people like to watch, I hope that by participating in this show, more people can understand the mental journey of medical students growing up." In the two years of college entrance examination season, there are always students and parents who send me private messages through various channels, asking whether medicine can be learned in the end. Through this program, I want to make everyone more familiar and understanding of the doctor's profession to help them make more correct choices. ”
Before "Heartwarming Offer", Tao Yong also appeared on "Every Day Upward" and "Talk Show Conference".
Tao Yong participated in the talk show conference and ridiculed his "encounter".
For his frequent appearances on the Internet and being questioned by some netizens, Tao Yong said that he did not mind being called a net red doctor by others, and if he could use the knowledge of online science to popularize eye diseases, he could make the public welfare he did for the visually impaired become red, and he was willing to do this Internet celebrity.
Writing "Self-Made" is also a kind of sermon of Tao Yong to some extent.
In the past two years, to many colleges and universities to share, he was surprised to find that these ivory towers of heavenly pride, now more full of confusion and confusion. "They told me, Dr. Tao, that it wasn't just me who was confused, it was our whole family that was confused." It turns out that life is not a consummation of admission to a prestigious university, and then what major to choose, graduate school, go abroad or work, choose what job, these questions are waiting to be answered.
He increasingly discovered that blindness without hope was even more terrible than blindness without light. Tao Yong once went to the blind school and saw several blind friends sharing jokes in the group voice through WeChat, and the happy state of their laughter made Tao Yong very surprised. But he also received a lot of private messages, obviously good eyesight, or people who can live a normal life with glasses, but they are worried and unhappy.
"The level of surprise that these two things brought me was similar. One is a clear-eyed person, pay attention to the prevention of eye diseases, and the other is a blind person who has obviously lost the light, they seem to have no worries, and they are still sharing happiness. ”
Tao Yong was rethinking what light really was.
"If we're just trying to improve the patient's vision, but unconsciously sell anxiety, does it make sense?" Will this society become more harmonious as a result? I think I also have a responsibility, that is, to bring hope to everyone, there is no blindness in the world, not only blindness, but also blindness of the heart. ”
"The radius of medical treatment should be extended"
After confirming early that Dr. Tao Yong himself would attend, Wang Li (pseudonym) and her husband bought a bouquet of flowers and came to the scene of Tao Yong's new book launch.
Wang Li is a patient that Tao Yong has treated. In 2017, Wang Li's eyes suddenly couldn't see clearly, and she always felt that something was floating in front of her eyes. She first saw it in the local hospital in Shenzhen, but did not see any improvement, and then went to the hospital in Guangzhou. "The doctor couldn't find the cause of the disease at that time, and he couldn't find a cure, so he said he couldn't cure it." In the 8th month after the onset of illness, Wang Li decided to go to Beijing to see a doctor.
After arriving in Beijing, she first went to the Temple of Heaven Hospital. She felt that the eyes might be affected by brain nerves, and Temple of Heaven Hospital featured a neuroscience cluster. But the doctors at Tiantan Hospital, after learning about her condition, recommended Tao Yong, chief physician of the Department of Ophthalmology at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital.
In mid-November 2018, Wang Li came to Tao Yong's outpatient clinic. There were many people waiting for the consultation, during which a patient came out of the consultation room and said, "This time it is right, doctors across the country have seen more than a dozen, and they all say that they cannot be cured, but after Dr. Tao Yong read it, he immediately arranged for hospitalization." ”
Finally, it was Wang Li's turn to see her. "Basically, in a second or two, Dr. Tao determined what the problem was and immediately placed a treatment order." Originally, the assistant arranged for Wang Li to be hospitalized for surgery next week, and when he learned that Wang Li was from Shenzhen, Tao Yong immediately transferred Wang Li's hospitalization time to the next day.
Wang Li saw a lot of doctors, and she felt that the doctors were very good, but "Dr. Tao Yong is the best." In her opinion, doctors in Beijing have more contact with patients across the country and have richer experience in diagnosis and treatment, while Dr. Tao not only has medical skills, but also thinks more about patients. The injury incident happened to Tao Yong, and Wang Li felt incredible.
At the press conference, Tao Yong shared a photo. In the photo, the chalk drawing of the patient and the patient, the patient lying flat, looking innocent and pitiful, standing next to the doctor, nurse, eyes are very large, looking hideous. This was something that Tao Yong accidentally discovered when he was studying in Germany and looking at his mentor's illness. The tutor told Tao Yong with a smile at the time that this was the patient's dissatisfaction with the treatment effect, so it was expressed in this way.
"I think it's a good expression. Just like medical treatment, it can't satisfy everyone, but you can express it in a civilized way, and it's a civilized system. ”
"In the past, our medical scope was very narrow, but now medical treatment should be centered on treatment, and the focus on health should be extended. In the past, patients came to the hospital, treated if they could, and returned home if they could not be treated, and pushed to the society. Now it is necessary to build a bridge through public welfare means on his treatment and rehabilitation, as well as the follow-up humanistic care, which must be seamless. In the clinic of 48,000 ophthalmologists, if there are patients who cannot be treated by technical means, they still have the possibility of continuing to share and continue to create the value of life. Tao Yong said.
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