by Ming Wang
—Galen Hull, PhD, Co-Founder of Tennessee Immigrant and Minority Business Group and CEO of Hull International, LLC
“Dr. Ming Wang and I have been friends and colleagues for nearly 20 years. We first met while in training at the world-renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. It was on those few occasions when we had some free time that we would always talk about our dreams of taking our hard-earned education and using it to make a great and lasting impact in our community, close to home and beyond. In many ways, we spoke of the ‘American Dream.’ All these years later, Dr. Wang embodies the realization of this Dream, whether it be through his work as a visionary of the Wang Vision Institute, his committed involvement in community and faith-based organizations or his Foundation for Sight Restoration, where I had the privilege of being asked to be one of the founding members of the Medical Council. This foundation, which has given us the opportunity to care for patients from all over the United States and 55 countries worldwide is, I believe, one of Dr. Wang’s greatest achievements to date. What will be even more extraordinary are the gifts he will share with us that have yet to come. I am proud to call him a lifelong friend.”
—David J. Shen, OD, Director of Eyecare Services, Vue Optique, PLLC
“Dr. Wang and I frequently co-manage patients with corneal diseases, utilizing our respective expertise in both surgery and contact lenses through a unique, patient-centered approach called the Keratoconus Center. His dedication to patient care and near-obsessive pursuit of excellence translates to his outstanding surgical results. He is genuinely concerned for each and every patient, not as ‘eyeballs on which to operate’ but as human beings who have needs, wants, expectations, and emotions. It is unique to have a colleague who will treat mutual patients the way that everyone should be treated, and to know that they will be receiving the best care known to medicine.”
—Jeffrey Sonsino, OD, FAAO, Diplomate, Cornea, Contact Lens and Refractive Technologies, American Academy of Optometry
“I have known Dr. Ming Wang for over a decade as a patient and close friend. Now to see his story put into this book is so exciting! I encourage everyone to read it to derive fresh inspiration and hope for their lives. If you need encouragement for a fresh start or simply to persevere toward your goals, read this book!”
—Larry Tomczak, Bestselling Author and Cultural Commentator
“Dr. Wang’s story is an amazing testament to the human spirit, and reflects—like an amazing painting—the awesomeness of its creator. While his many accomplishments are appreciated, the boldness of his faith is what I admire most.”
—Mark Green, MD, Tennessee State Senator and President/CEO of Align MD
“Over my twenty-eight-year career in publishing, I have had the honor of working with the leaders in medicine. Ming Wang is at the top of the list of skilled surgeons, while also being a towering intellect and a humanitarian. Add to this his compelling life story: he is a true original that one is not likely to meet more than once in a lifetime.”
—John Bond, Chief Content Officer, SLACK Inc.
“Through the stages of study during my tenure at the University of Tennessee, I had the privilege to travel and study abroad. I saw the sad faces of poverty in Liechtenstein, the ruins of Italy, the Summer Palace of Peter the Great of Russia, and the many palaces of the rich of Europe. In Russia I encountered the distaste of the communist rule that limited one’s ambitions, and freedom through diminishing the tools needed for innovation and creativity. My studies and travels never prepared me for the world that Dr. Ming Wang experienced in the Communistic world of China. The reading of his life story placed me in his world of sustaining ambition and creativity that pushed through the world of darkness and blindness. The book explored the world of darkness that opened up an insight of what can be, in spite of what is. It explored the pathway to freedom, and the achieving of it against all obstacles.”
—Tony Roberts, BA, BS, MBA