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KMID : 0363620110320020092
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2011 Volume.32 No. 2 p.92 ~ p.101
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An Analysis of Effects on Vision Care Program Including Traditional Korean Treatment for Elementary School Students
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Kim Chang-Hun
An Jong-Min
Kim So-hee
Seol Jong-So
Kim Hyo-Jin
Park Jee-Hyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: To evaluate the effects on vision care program including traditional Korean treatment for elementary school students.
Methods: 172 eyes of eighty-six older elementary students underwent a vision care program, including traditional Korean treatment, for 3 months between March 2010 and June 2010. The vision care program included health education, such as lifestyle modification, vision strengthening exercises and a course of treatment with traditional Korean methods. Traditional Korean treatment covered periocular acupuncture point stimulation, periauricular acupuncture point stimulation and herbal drug therapy. All patients were examined for visual acuity and auto-refraction and filled out a satisfactory questionnaire about ocular discomforts and quality of life before and after treatments.
Results: Patients with mild myopia (-0.75~-2.00) were 61 (35.5%), and 46 (26.7%) were emetropia ( or less). After treatment, uncorrected visual acuity in both eyes was , which was lower than that before treatment (), but corrected visual acuity was , which was higher than that before treatment (). About the refractive change, the emetropia group showed a slightly myopic shift while the mild myopia group intended to reduce the myopic error. However, this was not statistically significant. The scales of eyeball pain or discomfort decreased significantly from before treatment to after treatment, and the scales of the quality of life increased from before treatment to after treatment. Most patients (90.7%) were satisfied with their treatment results.
Conclusions: The vision care program including traditional Korean treatment for elementary school students was effective to improve corrected visual acuity in both eyes and delay the progression of school myopia. In addition, it helped to reduce eyeball pain and discomfort and ultimately to enhance quality of life. Long-term follow-up studies will be needed.
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KEYWORD
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Traditional Korean Medicine, myopia, vision care program
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