针灸治疗干眼症

Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for dry eye syndrome

目的总结近5年针灸治疗干眼症的临床研究进展,并提出存在问题与研究展望。方法检索2008年1月—2013年6月发表的针灸治疗干眼症的临床研究文献,从临床疗效、临床操作、诊疗标准及作用机制角度进行探讨。结果针灸治疗干眼症以眼周局部取穴为主,常用穴位有睛明、攒竹、太阳等,配穴以局部和远端取穴相结合为主,但诊疗标准缺乏统一,机制研究较少,有待进一步完善。结论针灸通过刺激神经兴奋,促进泪腺、睑板腺主动分泌泪液,双向调节性激素水平等环节起到缓解眼部症状的功效。

Objective To sum up 5 years advances of clinical studies on acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of dry eye syndrome and to put forward the exiting problems and research prospects. Methods Document retrieval was carried out in databases of CNKI and VIP from Jan,2008 to June,2013. This article was dedicated to have a discussion on clinical effect,clinical operation,diagnosis,curative standards and mechanism. Results The common acupoints were selected around eyes,such as jingming,cuanzhu,taiyang etc. However diagnosis and curative standards were lack of unification. The mechanism existed blank. All of these were needed to be improved. Conclusion Acupuncture and moxibustion by stimulating nerve excitement,and promote the lachrymal,meibomian gland secretion tear,two-way regulating sex hormone levels etc.,can rise to alleviate the effect of ocular symptoms,for treating dry eye syndrome was effective.