TY - JOUR
T1 - Short-term effects of acupuncture on open-angle glaucoma in retrobulbar circulation
T2 - Additional therapy to standard medication
AU - Takayama, Shin
AU - Seki, Takashi
AU - Nakazawa, Toru
AU - Aizawa, Naoko
AU - Takahashi, Seri
AU - Watanabe, Masashi
AU - Izumi, Masayuki
AU - Kaneko, Soichiro
AU - Kamiya, Tetsuharu
AU - Matsuda, Ayane
AU - Kikuchi, Akiko
AU - Yambe, Tomoyuki
AU - Yoshizawa, Makoto
AU - Nitta, Shin Ichi
AU - Yaegashi, Nobuo
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Background. The relation between glaucoma and retrobulbar circulation in the prognosis has been indicated. Purpose. To investigate the effects of acupuncture on retrobulbar circulation in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) patients. Methods. Eleven OAG patients (20 eyes with OAG) who were treated by topical antiglaucoma medications for at least 3 months were enrolled. Acupuncture was performed once at acupoints BL2, M-HN9, ST2, ST36, SP6, KI3, LR3, GB20, BL18, and BL23 bilaterally. Retrobulbar circulation was measured with color Doppler imaging, and intraocular pressure (IOP) was also measured at rest and one hour after rest or before and after acupuncture. Results. The Δ value of the resistive index in the short posterior ciliary artery (P<.01) and the Δ value of IOP (P<.01) were decreased significantly by acupuncture compared with no acupuncture treatment. Conclusions. Acupuncture can improve the retrobulbar circulation and IOP, which may indicate the efficacy of acupuncture for OAG.
AB - Background. The relation between glaucoma and retrobulbar circulation in the prognosis has been indicated. Purpose. To investigate the effects of acupuncture on retrobulbar circulation in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) patients. Methods. Eleven OAG patients (20 eyes with OAG) who were treated by topical antiglaucoma medications for at least 3 months were enrolled. Acupuncture was performed once at acupoints BL2, M-HN9, ST2, ST36, SP6, KI3, LR3, GB20, BL18, and BL23 bilaterally. Retrobulbar circulation was measured with color Doppler imaging, and intraocular pressure (IOP) was also measured at rest and one hour after rest or before and after acupuncture. Results. The Δ value of the resistive index in the short posterior ciliary artery (P<.01) and the Δ value of IOP (P<.01) were decreased significantly by acupuncture compared with no acupuncture treatment. Conclusions. Acupuncture can improve the retrobulbar circulation and IOP, which may indicate the efficacy of acupuncture for OAG.
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U2 - 10.1155/2011/157090
DO - 10.1155/2011/157090
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21437193
AN - SCOPUS:79955105778
SN - 1741-427X
VL - 2011
JO - Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
JF - Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
M1 - 157090
ER -