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KMID : 1189420040170030107
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2004 Volume.17 No. 3 p.107 ~ p.113
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Four Cases of Stroke Patients with Defective Vision Treated with Venesection on Palpebral Conjunctiva
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Ock Min-Keun
Lim Woong-Kyoung
Yoon Hyoung-Seon
Sun Young-Jae
Moon Jang-Hyuk
Kim Chang-Hwan
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Abstract
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Objective: This study was performed to evaluate the effects of venesection on palpebral conjunctiva, on the stoke patients complaint of defective vision.
Methods: We studied four selected stroke patients with defective vision which start with stroke. Venesection was performed with syringe needleonce or several times on upper or lower palpebral conjunctiva. After every venesection we washed the eye(s) with normal saline. We evaluated the effects by VAS.
Results & conclusion: Venesection on palpebral conjunctiva was efficacious against defective vision occured on the stoke patients. But more clinical & scienific trials are expected to follow this study.
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KEYWORD
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venesection , depletion , bloodletting , palpebral conjunctiva , defective vision , stroke
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