ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2011
Short-term effects of acupuncture on open-angle glaucoma in retrobulbar circulation: additional therapy to standard medication.
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- Macular Telangiectasia type 1 treated with integrated traditional Chinese acupuncture and Conbercept: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Electroacupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for drug-refractory primary open-angle glaucoma: a CARE-compliant case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Acupuncture as Adjuvant Therapy for Glaucoma: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Effects of Sitting and Supine Positions on Tongue Color as Measured by Tongue Image Analyzing System and Its Relation to Biometric Information.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2024Article
- What is glaucomatous optic neuropathy?Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2020Review
- The Changes in Blood Flow Seen in the Eye after Foot Acupuncture Treatment in Mice.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Effect of Acupuncture on Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma Patients: A Single-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
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- The traditional kampo medicine tokishakuyakusan increases ocular blood flow in healthy subjects.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Article
- Heart rate variability and hemodynamic change in the superior mesenteric artery by acupuncture stimulation of lower limb points: a randomized crossover trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
- One Medicine, One Acupuncture.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2012Review
- Evaluation of the effects of acupuncture on blood flow in humans with ultrasound color Doppler imaging.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2012Article
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Abstract
Background. The relation between glaucoma and retrobulbar circulation in the prognosis has been indicated. Purpose. To investigate the effects of acupuncture on retrobulbar circulation in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) patients. Methods. Eleven OAG patients (20 eyes with OAG) who were treated by topical antiglaucoma medications for at least 3 months were enrolled. Acupuncture was performed once at acupoints BL2, M-HN9, ST2, ST36, SP6, KI3, LR3, GB20, BL18, and BL23 bilaterally. Retrobulbar circulation was measured with color Doppler imaging, and intraocular pressure (IOP) was also measured at rest and one hour after rest or before and after acupuncture. Results. The Δ value of the resistive index in the short posterior ciliary artery (P < .01) and the Δ value of IOP (P < .01) were decreased significantly by acupuncture compared with no acupuncture treatment. Conclusions. Acupuncture can improve the retrobulbar circulation and IOP, which may indicate the efficacy of acupuncture for OAG.
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