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Published on: July 16, 2016
[The patterns analysis of clinical application of acupuncture for ophthalmopathy]
Fangyuan Zhi1, Qinfeng Huang2, Yue Zhao1
1Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 201203, China.
Abstract:
Based on the data from the Information Library of Acupuncture-Moxibustion of TCM, the bibliometric analysis was applied to analyze and evaluate the literature regarding clinical research of acupuncture for ophthalmopathy published between 1954 to 2016, hoping to objectively reflect the disease spectrum and indication of acupuncture for ophthalmopathy. The results showed that the disease spectrum of acupuncture for ophthalmopathy involved 47 specific diseases in 13 types of diseases. The total number of cases was 176 469, and the number of effective cases was 160 662, and the effective rate was 91.0%. The indication of acupuncture for ophthalmopathy included myopia, blepharoptosis and conjunctivitis. The commonly used indications were strabismus, dry eye and ophthalmoplegia, and the secondary indications were optic atrophy, blepharoptosis, oculomotor paralysis, blepharospasm, amblyopia. The most commonly used acupuncture points for ophthalmopathy were Cuanzhu (BL 2), Jingming (BL 1), Taiyang (EX-HN 5), and the most commonly used auricular points were yan (LO5), gan (CO12) and shen (CO10). As for the methods of acupoint combination, local acupoints were mainly selected, combined with distal acupoint to assist treatment.
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