S3E142 | A Purpose Driven Life | Ming Wang MD, PhD | E142

Send us Fan Mail The film “Sight” (FREE link: sight.drmingwang.com) tells the story of our center’s invention of the amniotic membrane contact lens, which has transformed the world and helped restore eyesight in millions. === Watch the full unpublished episode ad-free now on: https://programs.the-ykm.com/courses/whyknowledgematters. === In this conversation, Dr. Ming Wang shares his inspiring journey from a challenging childhood in China during the Cultural Revolution to becoming a renowned laser eye surgeon in America. He emphasizes the importance of living a purpose-driven life, outlining five specific purposes he has developed for himself. Dr. Wang discusses his groundbreaking invention of the amniotic membrane contact lens and the impact of his foundation, which provides free surgeries for blind orphan children. He advocates for finding common ground in a polarized world and highlights the significance of education and sharing knowledge. The conversation culminates in a call to action to support his foundation and the film 'Sight', which tells his remarkable story. === Dr. Ming Wang is a Harvard & MIT graduate (MD) and is one of the few laser eye surgeons in the world today who holds a doctorate degree in laser physics. The film “Sight”, distributed by Angel Studios, 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 to America with only $50 and earned two doctorate degrees, one in laser physics and one in medicine, and graduated with the highest honors from Harvard Medical School and MIT. Amniotic membrane contact lens, which Dr. Wang invented and for which he donated his patents to the world, has been used by tens of thousands of eye doctors in nearly every nation and millions of patients have been helped. Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration has helped patients from over 40 states in the U.S. and 55 countries, with all sight restoration surgeries performed free-of-charge. Dr. Wang was named the Kiwanis Nashvillian of the Year for his lifelong dedication to help blind orphaned children from around the world. === The film “Sight” (FREE link: sight.drmingwang.com) tells the story of our center’s invention of the amniotic membrane contact lens, which has transformed the world and helped restore eyesight in millions. === Ming Wang, MD, PhD Harvard & MIT (MD, magna cum laude); University of Maryland (PhD, laser physics) Founder, Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration Co-founder, Common Ground Network; Co-founder, Tennessee Immigrant and Minority Business Group Director, Wang Vision Institute, [email protected], www.drmingwang.com === More Programs: WhyKnowledgeMatters: https://programs.the-ykm.com/courses/whyknowledgematters Conflict Mastery: https://programs.the-ykm.com/courses/conflict-mastery Connect Deeply: https://programs.the-ykm.com/c Support the show