Effects of subcutaneous embedding of thumb-tack needle on tear film in patients with dry eye

• Published in: Zhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 38; no. 3; p. 273
• Main Authors: Ma, Hongjie, Feng, Lei, Wang, Jialiang, Yang, Zhimin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 12-03-2018
• Subjects: Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture Therapy - methods; Dry Eye Syndromes - therapy; Humans; Needles; Tears; tear film; subcutaneous embedding of thumb-tack needle; dry eye; artificial tears; sodium hyaluronate eye drop
• ISSN: 0255-2930
• DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.011

To observe the effects of subcutaneous embedding of thumb-tack needle combined with mytear and simple mytear on tear film in patients with dry eye.
Eighty patients of dry eye (160 eyes) were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The 0.1% sodium hyaluronate eye drop (alice) was applied in the control group, four times per day for two weeks. On the basis of the control group, the subcutaneous embedding of thumb-tack needle was used at ① Cuanzhu (BL 2), Sizhukong (SJ 23), Sibai (ST 2), ② Yintang (EX-HN 3), Yuyao (EX-HN 4), Taiyang (EX-HN 5). The two groups of acupoints were used alternately. The thumb-tack needle was placed for 2 to 3 days, once a week for two weeks. The subjective symptom score, Schirmer Ⅰ test (SⅠT), tear break-up time (BUT) and corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) were compared before treatment, after treatment and during 2-week follow-up visit in the two groups. The effects of the two groups were compared.
Compared before treatment, the subject