[Statistical analysis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the differentiation of symptoms and signs].
Ninety-eight individuals according with entry criterion were allowed to participate in the study. Their clinical symptoms and signs were classified to seven symptoms by means of epidemiology. The results indicated syndrome of vital energy in patient group had more significant than controlled group, the others had not. In the syndrome of deficiency of vital energy, the frequency that the corpalent tongue or margin and tip of the tongue look jagged and the pulse lost its vitality emerged in the patient group surpassed significantly the controlled group. So, we initially considered that traditional Chinese medicine syndrome of AMD patient is mainly the deficiency of vital energy. The happening and development of AMD is probably related to the physique of deficiency of vital energy, it is a key point of determination of treatment with traditional chinese medicine based on differentiation of symptoms and signs.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Guangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China.
Guan
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Li
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Huang
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Zhan
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis