title: [Clinical observation on strong stimulation of acupoints around eyes for treatment of adolescent myopia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect and influential factors of strong stimulation of acupoints around eyes by reducing method of twisting the needle for treatment of adolescent myopia, and to compare the different curative effects of both weak and strong stimulus intensities and wearing glasses in daytime.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to the principle of knowing and permission, the patients were divided into a strong stimulation group (60 cases, 120 eyes), a weak stimulation group (60 cases, 120 eyes) and a wearing glasses group (60 cases, 120 eyes). Both the strong stimulation group and the weak stimulation group were treated by reducing method of twisting the needle, with Cuanzhu (BL 2), Yuyao (EX-HN 4), Sizhukong (TE 23), Sibai (ST 2) and Taiyang (EX-HN 5) selected. Each acupoint was twisted 360 and 90 times per min for the strong stimulation group, and 90 degrees and 60 times per min for the weak stimulation group; the wearing glasses group were not treated with acupuncture, but with wearing glasses in daytime.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment with the reducing method of twisting the needle, the vision improved (P < 0.01), with more obviously increased in the strong stimulation group than the weak stimulation group (P < 0.01), and there was no significant change of vision in the wearing glasses group. The age and the myopic degree of the patient before treatment were closely related with the change of vision after treatment (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reducing method of twisting the needle has a definite clinical therapeutic effect on adolescent myopia; strong stimulation has a better effect than the weak one; the age and the myopic degree of the patient possibly influence the therapeutic effect.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China. taoxy1028@126.com
authors.forename: Xiao-yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Cai-xia
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jin-liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Chen-cong
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Jin-guang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Wen-bo
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Yi-fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xu-ru
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Hong-feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000628:therapy*