ZHANG Ren's academic characteristics of acupuncture for refractory eye diseases in modern times with "homotherapy for heteropathy".
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240812-k0002
- Author:
Yue MA
1
;
Yanmei HU
2
;
Xiaolan SHI
1
;
Xiaoying HU
1
;
Wenqiang HONG
3
;
Ren ZHANG
4
Author Information
1. Department of TCM, Shanghai Hongkou District Jiangwan Hospital, Shanghai 200081, China.
2. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai Xuhui District Central Hospital.
3. Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Jing'an District Hospital of TCM, Shanghai
4. Shanghai Archives of TCM.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
ZHANG Ren;
acupuncture;
famous doctor’s experience;
homotherapy for heteropathy;
refractory eye diseases in modern times
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy/methods*;
Humans;
Eye Diseases/history*;
Acupuncture Points;
History, 20th Century;
China;
History, 21st Century
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2025;45(9):1311-1317
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper introduces the academic characteristics of Professor ZHANG Ren in treatment with acupuncture for refractory eye diseases in modern times, guided by "homotherapy for heteropathy" (same therapy for different diseases sharing the same pathogenesis). The refractory eye diseases in modern times include a variety of conditions such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, high myopia and its complications, dry eye, cortical visual impairment and genetic eye diseases. The same therapy is used because these diseases share the similar location and pathogenesis. Professor ZHANG optimizes the methods of acupoint selection and provides the comprehensive prescriptions, "basic prescription, prescription based on disease differentiation, and supplementary prescription". A variety of acupuncture manipulation techniques are operated in clinical practice, such as compound needling methods, penetration needling, manipulations for promoting qi movement and conducting qi flow. "Early, regular and persistent" treatment is the common requirement with "the same acupoints, the same prescription and the same acupuncture method" as well as at "the same time". It is also proposed that the treatment should be provided flexibly according to the different symptoms, "identifying the differences within similarities".
