Li Pinqing (371 Hospital of PLA)
A total of 772 cases of chronic central angiospastic retinopathy was treated with acupuncture in our hospital since 1970. This article analysed therapeutic effects of 403 cases of this disease.
In acupuncture therapy of this group of patients we applied only two new acupuncture points discovered by ourselves without using other points. Some of the patients were given also supplementary drugs: vitamin, niacin and so forth. "Front Yifeng": It is 16 mm front above "Yifeng", close to the center of the skin wrinkle of the earlobe. After piercing the skin the needle is pointed forward and upward at an angle of 60ยบ to the surface, about 33 mm deep, reaching the front of incisura intertragica and the hind side of the lower jaw. The "Meishao" ("") point: it is 33 mm above the tip of the eye-brow and 10 mm outward, the needle goes in straight, 15-18 mm deep.
When the sensation of needling is found, the needle is quickly twisted and pierced in and slowly lifting up, using the method of twisting and turning, lifting up and sticking in and rubbing of the needle. After having acupunctured at these two points the feeling of distension and being electrified appeared in the eyeball or in the region of the eye.
Of this group of 403 cases, 649 eyes suffered from this type of disease. There were 343 males and 60 females in these cases. The therapeutic results were measured according to the following standard: a) recovery: the vision exceeded 1.0, the exudate of macula flava of the retina was completely or partially absorbed, the disorder of pigment disappeared or markedly improved; b) marked effect: raising of the vision exceeded 5 scales, the old exudate of macula flava retina was partially absorbed or that of the fovea centralis was markedly absorbed; c) improved: the effect was under "b)"; d) no effect: there were no changes in the vision and fundus oculi. Therapeutic results were: recovery, 396 eyes, 61%; markedly improved, 46 eyes, 7.1%; improved, 192 eyes, 29.6%; no effect, 15 eyes, 2.3%. General effective rate was 97.7%. The degree of absorption of the exudate in this series of cases had a certain relation to its form. The absorption of the punctate-exudate was better: of 423 eyes, 158 eyes, fully absorbed; 123 eyes, mostly absorbed; 85 eyes partially absorbed; 30 eyes, not absorbed at all.
Of this group of patients, 167 cases of them were followed up for one year; therapeutic results were stable -- 71 cases; the vision slightly fluctuated -- 16 cases; the vision reduced -- 7 cases. 73 cases of them were followed up for more than one year: therapeutic results were stable -- 64 cases; the vision slightly fluctuated -- 5 cases. The fluctuation or reduction of the vision had the following causes: before patients left the hospital, the exudate was not completely absorbed; after discharge the patients caught cold and fever; they worked very hard and were over-tired, etc.
The points selected for the group of patients have the following characteristics: strong needling feeling, easy and simple of operation, safe and good therapeutic effects.
A total of 772 cases of chronic central angiospastic retinopathy was treated with acupuncture in our hospital since 1970. This article analysed therapeutic effects of 403 cases of this disease.
In acupuncture therapy of this group of patients we applied only two new acupuncture points discovered by ourselves without using other points. Some of the patients were given also supplementary drugs: vitamin, niacin and so forth. "Front Yifeng": It is 16 mm front above "Yifeng", close to the center of the skin wrinkle of the earlobe. After piercing the skin the needle is pointed forward and upward at an angle of 60ยบ to the surface, about 33 mm deep, reaching the front of incisura intertragica and the hind side of the lower jaw. The "Meishao" ("") point: it is 33 mm above the tip of the eye-brow and 10 mm outward, the needle goes in straight, 15-18 mm deep.
When the sensation of needling is found, the needle is quickly twisted and pierced in and slowly lifting up, using the method of twisting and turning, lifting up and sticking in and rubbing of the needle. After having acupunctured at these two points the feeling of distension and being electrified appeared in the eyeball or in the region of the eye.
Of this group of 403 cases, 649 eyes suffered from this type of disease. There were 343 males and 60 females in these cases. The therapeutic results were measured according to the following standard: a) recovery: the vision exceeded 1.0, the exudate of macula flava of the retina was completely or partially absorbed, the disorder of pigment disappeared or markedly improved; b) marked effect: raising of the vision exceeded 5 scales, the old exudate of macula flava retina was partially absorbed or that of the fovea centralis was markedly absorbed; c) improved: the effect was under "b)"; d) no effect: there were no changes in the vision and fundus oculi. Therapeutic results were: recovery, 396 eyes, 61%; markedly improved, 46 eyes, 7.1%; improved, 192 eyes, 29.6%; no effect, 15 eyes, 2.3%. General effective rate was 97.7%. The degree of absorption of the exudate in this series of cases had a certain relation to its form. The absorption of the punctate-exudate was better: of 423 eyes, 158 eyes, fully absorbed; 123 eyes, mostly absorbed; 85 eyes partially absorbed; 30 eyes, not absorbed at all.
Of this group of patients, 167 cases of them were followed up for one year; therapeutic results were stable -- 71 cases; the vision slightly fluctuated -- 16 cases; the vision reduced -- 7 cases. 73 cases of them were followed up for more than one year: therapeutic results were stable -- 64 cases; the vision slightly fluctuated -- 5 cases. The fluctuation or reduction of the vision had the following causes: before patients left the hospital, the exudate was not completely absorbed; after discharge the patients caught cold and fever; they worked very hard and were over-tired, etc.
The points selected for the group of patients have the following characteristics: strong needling feeling, easy and simple of operation, safe and good therapeutic effects.
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