title: [Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of paralytic strabismus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture at local points of eye and western medicine on paralytic strabismus.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred cases were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a medication group. The acupuncture group (58 cases) was treated with acupuncture at local points of eye, Jingming (BL 1), Tongziliao (GB 1), Shangming (Extra) etc. were selected; and the medication group (42 cases) was treated with oral administration of Methycobal and Vitamin B1. After treatment of 5 courses, the therapeutic effects in the two groups were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate of 94.8% in the acupuncture group was superior to that of 85.7% in the medication group (P<0.01); the therapeutic effects of the acupuncture group for treatment of oculomotor nerve and abducent nerve were significantly better than that of the medication group (P<0.05); the acupuncture group was better than the medication group in synoptophore examination results and improvement of rima oculi and pupil (P<0.01, P<0.05), the acupuncture group was superior to the medication group in improvement of the function of paralysis eye muscle, including medial rectus and lateral rectus except superior oblique (P<0.01, P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture on local points of eye is an effective therapy for paralytic strabismus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, General Hospital of Daqing Oil Field, Daqing 163000, China. Shujiezhang428@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Shu-jie
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shu-rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun-song
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ri-xin
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013831:Thiamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013831:Thiamine