title: [Impact of acupuncture on 24 h intraocular pressure of glaucoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the mechanism of acupuncture on the treatment of glaucoma so as to find out a kind of simple and effect approach to control and stabilize intraocular pressure (IOP) of patients with glaucoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-nine cases (75 eyes) of glaucoma (unstable control of IOP) were treated with acupuncture at Sibai (ST 2), Cuanzhu (BL 2), Jingming (BL 1), Qiuhou (EX-HN 7), etc. IOP before and after acupuncture, at 10 a.m, 2 p.m, 6 p.m, 10 p.m., at 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. on the second day as well as diurnal IOP variation in 24 h were observed separately.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After acupuncture, IOP at each time point reduced as compared with that before acupuncture. IOP at 5 a.m., 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. after acupuncture was different significantly in statistics as compared with that before acupuncture correspondingly (all P<0.05). After acupuncture, 24 h diurnal IOP variation was (5.31 +/- 2.84) mmHg, which was lower significantly than (7.06 +/- 3.86) mmHg before acupuncture (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For the patients with unstable control of IOP, acupuncture can not only reduce IOP, but also stabilize 24 h diurnal IOP variation and benefit the visual function of patients with glaucoma.
authors: Ophthalmology Department of Ji County TCM Hospital, Tianjin 301900, China. lucklywenwen@126.com
authors: Wen
authors: W
authors: Liu
authors: Guang
authors: G
authors: Yang
authors: Xiao-jing
authors: XJ
authors: Zhao
authors: Yang-guang
authors: YG
authors: Song
authors: Ting
authors: T
authors: Liu
authors: Pan-pan
authors: PP
authors: Chai
authors: Xiao-yan
authors: XY
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged