Effect of Acupuncture on Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma Patients: A Single-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial
| العنوان: | Effect of Acupuncture on Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma Patients: A Single-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial |
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| المؤلفون: | Ching Liang Hsieh, Feng-Shuen Yieh, Wen-Ling Liao, Shu-Yuan Chen, Tsai-Chung Li |
| المصدر: | Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 2020 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Hindawi, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, Intraocular pressure, Article Subject, genetic structures, Electroacupuncture, medicine.medical_treatment, Glaucoma, Retinal ganglion, law.invention, Optic neuropathy, 03 medical and health sciences, Other systems of medicine, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, law, Ophthalmology, medicine, Acupuncture, business.industry, medicine.disease, eye diseases, Complementary and alternative medicine, 030221 ophthalmology & optometry, Optic nerve, sense organs, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, RZ201-999, Research Article |
| الوصف: | Glaucoma is characterized by the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells that cause progressive optic neuropathy, finally resulting in changes to the optic nerve head. Lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only method proven for treating glaucoma. Several studies have discovered that acupuncture can reduce IOP and also increase ocular perfusion and ocular blood flow. Therefore, the present study investigated the effect of acupuncture on IOP in glaucoma patients. We conducted a single-blinded, randomized, controlled trial involving 45 glaucoma patients. The results indicated that the difference between the IOP 60 min after the intervention and IOP immediately before the intervention was greater in the acupuncture group (AG) and electroacupuncture group (EG) than in the sham group (SG) for all four of the interventions performed and in both eyes (all p<0.05). The IOP difference between immediately before the first intervention and after finishing the final intervention was also greater in the AG and EG than in the SG in both eyes (all p<0.05). In conclusion, IOP was reduced at 60 min after acupuncture or electroacupuncture was performed at BL1 and EX-HN7. Additionally, IOP was reduced after finishing four acupuncture or electroacupuncture sessions. Therefore, our results suggest that acupuncture and electroacupuncture are beneficial for lowering IOP in glaucoma patients. This trial is registered with NCT04157530. |
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| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1741-4288 1741-427X |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::5e79e293a1a28b6c73087db42f7a0bb6Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7204356Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....5e79e293a1a28b6c73087db42f7a0bb6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 17414288 1741427X |
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