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KMID : 1189420230360020010
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2023 Volume.36 No. 2 p.10 ~ p.25
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Recent Clinical Research of Acupuncture Therapy on Xerophthalmia ? Focus on Pubmed, Cochrane Library Searches since 2010
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Im Ji-One
Choi Ji-Young
Jee Seon-Young
Hwangbo Min
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this review is to validate the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment on dry eye syndrome.
Methods : Through foreign online databases(Pubmed, Cochrane Library) and domestic online databases(Science On, OASIS) we only searched for Randomized controlled trials(RCTs) that performed acupuncture for dry eye syndrome from January 2010 to December 2022.
Results : The most commonly used acupoints were 風池(GB20), 贊竹(BL2) and the most commonly used meridian was the gall bladder meridian of foot-shaoyang. The most commonly used evaluation criteria was Tear Break Up Time(TBUT) followed by Schirmer Test and Ocular Surface Disease Index(OSDI). In most of 8 studies, acupuncture treatment showed significant therapeutic effects.
Conclusions : According to this study results, acupuncture can be suggested to effective way for treating dry eye syndrome. More clinical studies are needed to prove the effectiveness of the acupuncture on dry eye syndrome.
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KEYWORD
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Xerophthalmia, Acupuncture, Randomized controlled trials(RCTs)
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