Observation on improving action of acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine on visual function of optic atrophy.
- Author:
Qing TAN
1
;
Li-ying WANG
;
Jian-ping WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Therapy; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Combined Modality Therapy; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; therapeutic use; Evoked Potentials, Visual; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Optic Atrophy; physiopathology; therapy; Vision, Ocular; Visual Fields
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2006;26(11):781-783
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe effect of acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine for improving vision on visual function of optic atrophy.
METHODSFifty-eight cases were randomly divided into an observation group of 30 cases and a control group of 28 cases. The observation group were treated with acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine, and the control group with Chinese medicine. Their visual function improvement and therapeutic effects were compared.
RESULTSThe vision increasing rate was 75.76% in the observation group and 56.67% in the control group, with a significant difference before and after treatment in the observation group (P < 0.05) and no significant difference in the control group (P > 0.05), and with significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.001). After treatment, no significant improvement was found in visual field and color sense in the two groups.
CONCLUSIONAcupuncture combined with Chinese medicine can improve visual function of optic atrophy to a certain extent.
