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KMID : 0363620080290010207
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2008 Volume.29 No. 1 p.207 ~ p.222
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12 Cases of Strabismus Treated by Acupuncture and Herb Medicine
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Kim Joong-Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives: I report 12 cases of strabismus presented at [Oriental Medical Clinic of Kim Joong-Ho and Strabismus - Amblyopia Clinic , East-West Neo Medical Center , Kyung Hee University] from 2nd March 2006 to 29th February 2008. All have experienced good improvement of strabismus by treatment with Oriental medicine.
Methods: Patients were treated with acupuncture, infra-red and herb medicine. The acupuncture points of (B2)
(TE23) (S1) (G14) (E36) were mainly used. Herb medicines prescribed were Gagamseunggal-tang and Gamiboik-tang.
Results: 9 cases of strabismus were caused by paralysis of the sixth cranial nerve and the third cranial nerve, while 3 cases happened with concomitant strabismus of esotropia and exotropia. They were treated to recover paralytic
muscles and unelastic muscles around the eyes and face. Treatment took between 1 and 8 months.
Conclusions: In the results of this study, treatment was effective to correct position at the eyeball. I report it is
possible to treat strabismus successfully with Oriental medicine in a shorter time compared to western medicine.
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KEYWORD
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Strabismus, acupuncture, herb medicine
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