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  • Title: [Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of paralytic strabismus].
    Author: Zhang SJ, Li SR, Li JS, Liu J, Song RX.
    Journal: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu; 2009 Oct; 29(10):799-803. PubMed ID: 19873915.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture at local points of eye and western medicine on paralytic strabismus. METHODS: One hundred cases were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a medication group. The acupuncture group (58 cases) was treated with acupuncture at local points of eye, Jingming (BL 1), Tongziliao (GB 1), Shangming (Extra) etc. were selected; and the medication group (42 cases) was treated with oral administration of Methycobal and Vitamin B1. After treatment of 5 courses, the therapeutic effects in the two groups were observed. RESULTS: The total effective rate of 94.8% in the acupuncture group was superior to that of 85.7% in the medication group (P<0.01); the therapeutic effects of the acupuncture group for treatment of oculomotor nerve and abducent nerve were significantly better than that of the medication group (P<0.05); the acupuncture group was better than the medication group in synoptophore examination results and improvement of rima oculi and pupil (P<0.01, P<0.05), the acupuncture group was superior to the medication group in improvement of the function of paralysis eye muscle, including medial rectus and lateral rectus except superior oblique (P<0.01, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture on local points of eye is an effective therapy for paralytic strabismus.
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