中医外治法治疗视疲劳的研究进展

Research Progress in Treatment Asthenopia with the Application of TCM External Treatment

视疲劳作为一种眼或全身器质性因素与情志因素相互交织的综合征,已经呈现出广泛化、低龄化的发病趋势。通过回顾近5年来中医外治法治疗视疲劳的研究发现,中医外治法种类丰富、历史悠久,如针刺、耳穴贴压、中药热敷熨帖、灸法、中药超声雾化、穴位按摩及刮痧等,具有操作简单、易于接受、副作用小等优势。国内外大量临床与基础研究证实了其有效性与安全性,但目前临床使用率还较低。因此,文章系统整理了视疲劳的流行病学调查、病因病机及各类中医外治法的操作特点、临床疗效等方面并进行综述说明,以期为临床诊疗提供新思路。

As a kind of syndrome with the interweaving of the physical factors of the eye or the whole body and the emotional factors,visual fatigue has shown a tendency of widespread and younger morbidity.In this paper,through reviewing the recent 5 years'research on the treatment of visual fatigue by external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine,it is found that the external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is rich in variety and has a long history,such as acupuncture,auricular acupoint pressing,traditional Chinese medicine hot compress and ironing,moxibustion,ultrasonic nebulimization of traditional Chinese medicine,acupoint massage and scraping,etc.which has the advantages of simple operation,easy to accept,and few side effects.A large number of clinical and basic studies at home and abroad have confirmed its efficacy and safety,but the clinical use rate is still low.Therefore,this paper systematically summarized the epidemiological investigation,etiology and pathogenesis of eye fatigue,the operation characteristics and clinical efficacy of various external treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine,in order to provide new ideas for clinical diagnosis and treatment.