ArticleEuropean journal of translational myology2022
Acupuncture in the treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome with anxiety symptoms. A case report.
Article in European journal of translational myology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Auricular Acupressure for Dry Eye Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Acupuncture Treatment on the Ocular Pain, Mental State and Ocular Surface Characteristics of Patients with Dry Eye Disease: A Non-Randomized Pilot Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Trial
- Ocular Adverse Events Associated With Antidepressants: A Large-Scale Data Analysis From the FAERS Database.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure for dry eye: a SPIRIT-guided protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.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
- Mechanistic investigations of diabetic ocular surface diseases.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) is an eye disorder caused by alteration of production or composition of tear film. Symptoms include dry eye dryness, burning, itching and pain, and often is associated with emotional stress, anxiety and depression. Evidence of the effectiveness of acupuncture to treat DES has recently appeared in literature but not on acupuncture treatment of DES related anxiety or depression symptoms.A 53-year-old male, good health, no serious medical conditions, with history of contact lenses wearing, anxious personality traits and anxiety symptoms, suffering from DES, was treated with acupuncture, twice a week for three weeks with somatic and ear acupoints selected from literature.Inferior marginal lacrimal meniscus, lipid layer interferometry, tear ferning test, psychiatric examination, State-Trait Inventory -Y (STAI-Y) questionnaire and Hamilton-Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) scale was evaluated before and after treatment and at 15 , 30 , 60, and 90 days follow-up.Results show clear and lasting improvements with remission of eye symptoms, together with clear and stable improvements of anxiety symptoms.Acupuncture is an effective treatment also for DES related anxiety symptoms.
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