Observation of the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture on Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Observation of the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture on Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Abstract
Objective: to seek an effective treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods: eighty four cases (ninety affected eyes) with AMD were randomly divided into an acupuncture group (fifty six cases, sixty eyes) and a control group (twenty-eight cases, thirty eyes). In the acupuncture group, Guang-ming (GB 37), Jingming (BL 1), Cuanzhu (BL 2), Taiyang (EX-HN 5), Sibai (ST 2), Yangbai (GB 14), Tongzilia (GB 1), Fengchi (GB 20), Ganshu (BL 18), Shensu (BL 23) and Fenglong (ST 40) were punctured. The control group was treated with oral administration of vitamin C and vitamin E, as well as intramuscular injection of Entodon. The therapeutic effects were evaluated after treatment. Results: the total effective rate was 88.3% (53/60) in the acupuncture group which was better than that of 60.0% (18/30) in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: acupuncture has a good clinical effect on AMD.
Alternative Title
Intl J of Clin Acupunct
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English
doi
10.3103/S1047197915010093
issn
1047-1979
issue
1
page end
9
page start
6
volume
24