Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture at Phenomaxillary Ganglia for Dry Eye Syndrome

VernacularTitle:针刺蝶腭神经节治疗干眼症疗效观察
Author: Xiaojuan SHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acupuncture therapy; Dry eye syndrome; Phenomaxillary ganglia
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(9):870-872
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture at phenomaxillary ganglia in treating dry eye syndrome (DES). Methods Totally 148 DES patients were randomized into a treatment group of 72 cases and a control group of 76 cases. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture at phenomaxillary ganglia plus Jingming (BL 1), Sibai (ST 2), and Taiyang (EX-HN 5), while the control group was by using eye drops of artificial tears. The DES symptoms score and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were observed before and after intervention, and the clinical efficacies were compared. Results The total effective rate was 90.3%in the treatment group versus 68.4%in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). The DES and VAS scores were significantly changed after intervention in both groups (P<0.01). The changes of DES and VAS scores in the treatment group after intervention were significantly different from those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions Acupuncture at phenomaxillary ganglia can go deep and directly reach the affected area, and thus is an effective method in treating DES.