title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of age-related macular degeneration treated with acupuncture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To seek the effective treatment for age-related macular degeneration(AMD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-four cases (ninety affected eyes) with AMD were randomly devided into an acupuncture group (fifty-six cases, sixty eyes)and a medication group (twenty-eight cases,thirty eyes). In the acupuncture group, Guangming (GB 37), Jingming(BL 1), Cuanzhu (BL 2), Taiyang (EX-HN 5), Sibai (ST 2), Yangbai (GB 14), Tongziliao (GB 1), Fengchi (GB 20), Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL 23) and Fenglong (ST 40) were punctured. The medication group was treated by oral administration of Vitamin C and Vitamin E and intramuscular injection of Entodon. The therapeutic effects were evaluated after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 88.3% (53/60) in acupuncture group which was better than that of 60.0% (18/30) in medication group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture has a good clinical effect on AMD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, TCM Hospital of Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China. jiaonaijun@163.com
authors.forename: Nai-jun
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Jiao
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome