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Titre : | Therapeutic effects of auricular point acupressure on the recovery of patients after pterygium surgery: A pilot study (2021) |
Auteurs : | Lusha Cen ; Cao Yi |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (Vol. 43, May 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | 101339 |
Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101339 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Résumé : |
Background
and purpose: Postoperative pain in the pterygium of the eye seriously affects patient recovery. This study was conducted to assess the efficacy of auricular point acupressure treatment on post-operative recovery in patients after pterygium surgery. Materials and methods This was a pilot, randomized controlled study. A total of 60 patients (60 eyes) were randomly assigned to two groups. After pterygium surgery, the auricular group was treated using ear acupressure (acupressure points with Cowherb seeds) and the control group was treated using sham auricular therapy (acupressure points without Cowherb seeds). Both groups were treated for one week. Outcome measures included pain score, corneal epithelial score, best-corrected visual acuity, and recurrence rate. Results Fifty-three patients completed the study. The mean pain scores and corneal epithelial scores were significantly reduced over time in the auricular group compared with those in the control group (p 0.05). Conclusion Auricular point acupressure accelerates corneal epithelium reconstruction and suppresses postoperative pain, making it an ideal adjunct treatment for postoperative pterygium recovery. |
Disponible en ligne : | Oui |
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