A Case of Dry Eye and Eye Strain Successfully Treated with Shimbuto, Kihito, and Electrothermo-Acupuncture

VernacularTitle:A Case of Dry Eye and Eye Strain Successfully Treated with Shimbuto, Kihito, and Electrothermo-Acupuncture
Author: Shohaku YAMAMOTO ¹ ; Masaki SONODA ¹ ; Atuko TAKATA ¹ ; Daisuke TAMIYA ¹ ; Rie FUJII ¹ ; Ryoji ENDO ¹ ; Takashi ITO ²
Author Information

1. Center of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Kasima Rosai Hospital, Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization
2. Institute of Oriental Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine
Keywords: electrothermo-acupuncture; shimbuto; kihito; dry eye; eye strain
From:Kampo Medicine 2017;68(3):212-217
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We treated dry eyes and eyestrains successfully with electrothermo-acupuncture and Kampo medicine. The case was a 41-year-old woman who was treated with a few eye drops. She came to our hospital to receive Kampo medicine because her photophobia and eye pain got worse. After taking shimbuto, her complaint got better with improving physical fatigue. Electrothermo-acupuncture was effective for photophobia and eye pain promptly and remarkably. After we added kihito to her, she did not need to use eye drops with improving bloody urine and sleeplessness. Photophobia and eye-ache are thought to be related to the trigeminal nerve system. In this case, we consider that the point of application of electrothermo-acupuncture is the trigeminal nerve system. At the same time, “rikan” and “hikyo” might be involved in this case with the general malaise of eye.