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Trial reportPloS one2015

Efficacy of Chinese eye exercises on reducing accommodative lag in school-aged children: a randomized controlled trial.

Shi-Ming Li, Meng-Tian Kang, Xiao-Xia Peng, Si-Yuan Li, Yang Wang, Lei Li, Jing Yu, Li-Xin Qiu, Yun-Yun Sun, Luo-Ru Liu and 4 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01756287 (A Randomized Controlled Trial to Alter Ocular Accommodation in Myopic Teenager With Chinese Ocular Exercise), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01756287 nacompletednot on this map

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Alter Ocular Accommodation in Myopic Teenager With Chinese Ocular Exercise

TypeinterventionalSponsorBeijing Tongren HospitalRan2012 to 2013Enrolled190ConditionsMyopiaArmsChinese ocular exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Effects of Chinese Acupoint Eye Exercise on Ocular Biological Parameters.Translational vision science & technology · 2025
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  15. Current trends among pediatric ophthalmologists to decrease myopia progression-an international perspective.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Shi-Ming LiBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Meng-Tian KangBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xiao-Xia PengSchool of public health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Si-Yuan LiBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yang WangBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lei LiBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jing YuBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Li-Xin QiuBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yun-Yun SunBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Luo-Ru LiuAnyang Eye Hospital, Anyang, Henan Province, China.
He LiAnyang Eye Hospital, Anyang, Henan Province, China.
Xin SunChinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdou, China; Clinical Research and Evaluation Unit, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdou, China; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Michel MillodotSchool of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Ningli WangBeijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Beijing Tongren Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CNAnyang Eye Hospital · CNCardiff University · GBMcMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the efficacy of Chinese eye exercises on reducing accommodative lag in children by a randomized, double-blinded controlled trial.

methodsA total of 190 children aged 10 to 14 years with emmetropia to moderate myopia were included. They were randomly allocated to three groups: standard Chinese eye exercises group (trained for eye exercises by doctors of traditional Chinese medicine); sham point eye exercises group (instructed to massage on non-acupoints); and eyes closed group (asked to close their eyes without massage). Primary outcome was change in accommodative lag immediately after intervention. Secondary outcomes included changes in corrected near and distant visual acuity, and visual discomfort score.

resultsChildren in the standard Chinese eye exercises group had significantly greater alleviation of accommodative lag (-0.10 D) than those in sham point eye exercises group (-0.03 D) and eyes closed group (0.07 D) (P = 0.04). The proportion of children with alleviation of accommodative lag was significantly higher in the standard Chinese eye exercises group (54.0%) than in the sham point eye exercises group (32.8%) and the eyes closed group (34.9%) (P = 0.03). No significant differences were found in secondary outcomes.

conclusionChinese eye exercises as performed daily in primary and middle schools in China have statistically but probably clinically insignificant effect in reducing accommodative lag of school-aged children in the short-term. Considering the higher amounts of near work load of Chinese children, the efficacy of eye exercises may be insufficient in preventing myopia progression in the long-term.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01756287.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyAccommodation, OcularAdolescentChildEmmetropiaEye MovementsFemaleHumansMaleMyopiaTreatment Outcome

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PMID25742161
PMCPMC4350838
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