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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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Refined carbs are bad for the eyes
Categories: Diet research, Eye disorders
People who eat more refined carbohydrates have a higher risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the retinal disease that is the leading cause of blindness. A prospective study of 4000 people, aged 55-80, in the USA examined the relationship between dietary carbohydrate quality, measured by glycaemic index (GI) and the progression of AMD. The results showed that participants who consumed t ...
Acupuncture improves dry eyes
Categories: Eye disorders
Acupuncture is as effective as artificial tear therapy (ATC) at reducing the symptoms of xerophthalmia (dry eyes), but the effects of acupuncture last longer. Chinese researchers compared 44 patients who were divided into two groups; one received ten sessions of acupuncture, while the other received ATC over a 21-day period. One hour after completion of treatment, no significant difference in symp ...
Goji berries protect the eye
Categories: Herb research, Eye disorders
In vivo studies have shown that anti-oxidant phytochemicals from Gou Qi Zi (Lycium barbarum fructus, aka Chinese wolfberry or goji berry) can protect eye tissues from oxidative damage. American researchers studying type-2 diabetic mice observed that wolfberry extract could protect retinal pigment epithelial cells from the oxidative stress caused by hyperglycaemia. The researchers have previously s ...
Acupuncture reduces anxiety of eye surgery
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Eye disorders
An Italian study has found that patients undergoing cataract removal are less anxious after receiving acupuncture. Participants underwent phacoemulsification, in which the cloudy eye lens is emulsified with an ultrasound probe, before being aspirated and replaced by an artificial lens. The procedure is carried out under topical anaesthesia while the patient is awake and can therefore provoke signi ...
Acupuncture & eye blood flow
Categories: Eye disorders
Further details of a study we covered in NEWS May 1998, show a greater benefit from acupuncture among those who have previously received acupuncture than among those receiving treatment for the first time. The research carried out at the Department of Ophthalmology at Kyoto Prefectural University, involved needling Hegu L.I.-4 and measuring chorioretinal blood flow using the Heidelberg ...
Acupuncture for uveitis
Categories: Eye disorders
Uveitis, an inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye, causes pain, blurred vision and, left untreated, may lead to blindness. Researchers at the University of Vienna ophthalmology and uveitis departments treated five patients with recurrent uveitis by acupuncture. All patients reported a decrease of pain and increased visual acuity, laser measurement showed decreased inflammation an ...
Auricular acupuncture improves short sightedness
Categories: Eye disorders
A Taiwanese RCT has compared the effect of auricular acupuncture as an adjunct to atropine eye drops in the treatment of paediatric myopia. 71 children with myopia were randomly assigned to three groups: treatment with 0.25% atropine (0.25A) only, treatment with 0.5% atropine (0.5A) only and treatment with 0.25% atropine combined with stimulation of the auricular acupoints (0.25A+E). The primary o ...
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