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Abstract #108407 Published in IGR 23-4
Acupuncture for glaucoma-induced optic atrophy: a randomized controlled trial
Chen SL; Chu LQ; Tao FF; Liu L; Shi H; Fu WT; Wu JG; Liang YZhongguo Zhen Jiu 2023; 43: 432-436
OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture for glaucoma-induced optic atrophy. METHODS: A total of 70 patients (89 affected eyes) with glaucoma-induced optic atrophy were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 35 cases in each group. The control group was given basic western medicine treatment. In the observation group, on the basis of the treatment in the control group, acupuncture was applied at main acupoints i.e. Baihui (GV 20), Shangjingming (Extra), Chengqi (ST 1), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36), combined with supplementary acupoints based on syndrome differentiation, once every three days, twice a week. The treatment for 3 months was required in both groups. Before treatment, after treatment and in follow-up of 6 months after treatment, the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), indexes of visual field (visual field index [VFI], mean deviation [MD], pattern standard deviation [PSD]) and mean thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) were observed in the two groups. RESULTS: Compared before treatment, BCVA was decreased after treatment and in follow-up in the control group (<0.05); in the follow-up, BCVA in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (<0.05). On each time point before and after treatment, there was no significant difference within or between the two groups (>0.05). After treatment and in the follow-up, the mean thickness of RNFL was larger than the control group (<0.05). CONCLUSION: On the basis of the basic western medicine treatment, acupuncture can delay the decline of vision and the thinning of retinal nerve fiber layer in patients with glaucoma-induced optic atrophy.
Department of Ophthalmology, Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
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