Acupuncture for patients with glaucoma
Acupuncture for patients with glaucoma
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DOI：
10.1016/j.explore.2005.06.007
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发表时间：
2005-09-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Tamai, Makoto
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作者：
Kurusu, Masayuki;Watanabe, Kei;Tamai, Makoto
背景：研究一种针灸方法对青光眼患者的疗效，重点关注眼压 (IOP) 和视力。目的：探索针灸治疗青光眼患者的可能性。设计：采用一组干预前、干预后设计的试点研究。背景：通过诊所广告招募 11 名青光眼患者进行治疗。 干预措施：每周针刺两次，持续 5 周。结果指标：每周一次、针刺后 15 分钟观察眼压、视力和主观症状，随访 4 周。结果针刺后 15 分钟、第 1 周、第 2 周、第 5 周眼压明显改善，每周有降低的趋势。裸眼视力在三周、四周、五周时显着提高，最佳矫正视力在五周时显着提高。然而，在为期四周的随访中，仅在裸眼视力方面仍具有显着性。结论：尽管应谨慎解释这些结果，但针灸可以用来补充青光眼的常规疗法。
Context: Research of the effects of one acupuncture method for patients with glaucoma, focusing on intraocular pressure (IOP) and visual acuity.Objective: To explore the possibility of using acupuncture for patients with glaucoma.Design: Pilot study utilizing a one-group preintervention, postintervention design.Setting: Eleven patients with glaucoma were recruited through advertisement at the clinic for glaucoma.Intervention: Acupuncture was carried out twice a week over 5 weeks.Outcome Measures: IOP, visual acuity, and subjective symptoms were observed at 15 minutes before and after acupuncture once a week and in a four-week follow-up.Results IOP was significantly improved at 15 minutes after acupuncture, at one week, two weeks, and five weeks and tended to be lower weekly. Uncorrected visual acuity was significantly improved at three weeks, four weeks, and five weeks, and best corrected visual acuity was significantly improved at five weeks. However at the four-week follow-up, significance remained only in uncorrected visual acuity.Conclusions: Although these results should be interpreted cautiously, acupuncture can be used to supplement the conventional therapy for glaucoma.