ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2019
Acupuncture and dry eye: current perspectives. A double-blinded randomized controlled trial and review of the literature.
Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture in the treatment of inflammation-related ocular degenerations: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Randomized Pilot Study of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Neuropathic/Nociplastic Ocular Pain.American journal of ophthalmology · 2026Trial
- Prospective Sham-Controlled trial: acupuncture for symptom-relieving in patients with Sjögren's disease.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Trial
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- Laser Acupuncture Improves Tear Film Stability in Patients with Dry Eye Disease: A Two-Center Randomized-Controlled Trial.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Trial
- Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure for dry eye: a SPIRIT-guided protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Mechanism of periocular acupuncture in alleviating dry eye neuropathic pain via regulation of the "periocular acupoint-trigeminal ganglion-ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus" pathway.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- A Review of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome: Mechanisms, Efficacy, and Clinical Implications.International journal of general medicine · 2025Review
- Severe periocular ecchymosis following acupuncture therapy for dry eye: a report of two cases.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Effect of Acupuncture on Tear Proteomics in Patients with Video Display Terminal-Related Dry Eye.Journal of proteome research · 2024Article
- Electroacupuncture for mild-to-moderate dry eye: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised, single-blind, sham-controlled trial.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Optimal acupuncture protocol improving symptoms of typical dry eye syndrome: meta-analysis and systematic review.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Severe Adverse Events of Periocular Acupuncture: A Review of Cases.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2023Review
- Acupuncture in the treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome with anxiety symptoms. A case report.European journal of translational myology · 2022Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture on Symptomatic Improvement in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Alternative therapies for dry eye disease.Current opinion in ophthalmology · 2021Review
- Ocular Surface Pain: A Narrative Review.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2020Review
- Acupuncture for the treatment of dry eye: Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Effect of acupuncture versus artificial tears for dry eye disease: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Perioperative low-level light therapy for ocular surface protection in patients undergoing Femto-LASIK: a prospective double-masked, randomized controlled study.Therapeutic advances in ophthalmologyArticle
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