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Abstract #19836 Published in IGR 9-4

Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine in treating glaucoma: A systematic review

Luo X-X; Liu W-Z; Duan J-G
International Journal of Ophthalmology 2007; 7: 1325-1329

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AIM: To assess the efficacy and adverse side effects of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of glaucoma. METHODS: To search studies which belong to randomized controlled trial design and which were about glaucoma treated with traditional Chinese medicine, based on electronic database, including MEDLINE (1966-2006), EMBASE (1974-2006), CBM disc (1978-2006), CNKI (1977-2006), and CMCC (1994-2006, and hand search some related journals. The quality was evaluated and meta-analysis was conducted by software RevMan 4.2.9. RESULTS: We screened 19 studies including 1202 cases (1651 eyes). Some Chinese medicine or integrated Chinese and western medicine may be effective for improving the impairment of visual field, but the action had selectivity. There was no confirmed evidence for the Chinese medicine decreasing intraocular tension because of the small number of studies. Some studies showed that the Chinese medicine had nonsense in improving the visual acuity, but severe adverse effects were not found. CONCLUSION: Some Chinese medicine may be effective for treating glaucoma, but more randomized controlled trials of high quality are required due to the limited evidence. LA: Chinese

Dr. J.-G. Duan, Ophthalmology Laboratory, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075 Sichuan Province, China. duanjg@vip.sina.com

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Classification:

11.20 Other (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)

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