Clinical Comparison and Analysis of Decoction of Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Ear Acupoint Application and Simple Artificial Tears in the Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome

作     者：Tong Tian Li Ruoxi Qi Fei Jiang Xiu Jiang Yanhua 佟甜;李若溪;齐飞;姜秀;姜艳华

作者机构：Department of OphthalmologyThe 4th People's Hospital of ShenyangShengyang 110031China 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine》 (世界中西医结合杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2019年第5卷第1期

页      面：29-33页

学科分类：10[医学] 

主　　题：Decoction of tradition Chinese medicine Ear acupoint application therapy Artificial tears Dry eye syndrome 

摘      要：OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical comparison and analysis of decoction of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) combined with ear acupoint application and simple artificial tears in the treatment of dry eye syndrome. METHODS:A total of 62 patients(124 eyes) with dry eye syndrome treated in the Department of Ophthalmology of The 4th People s Hospital of Shenyang from July 2017 to March 2018 were selected and equally divided into 2 groups according to the admission order. The observation group received the combination therapy of TCM decoction and ear acupoint application, while the control group was given the simple artificial tears. The symptom score after 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks as well as the indicators including break-up time(BUT), Schirmer I test(SIT) and fluorescein(FL) were recorded and compared between groups. RESULTS: The symptom scores had no difference before treatment(P 0.05), and were better in the observation group than those in the control group after treatment(P 0.05). At 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks after the treatment, the amelioration level of BUT, SIT, and FL indicators in the observation group was better than that of the control group(P 0.05). CONCLUSION: Compared with the artificial tears treatment method, the TCM decoction combined with ear acupoint application can significantly ameliorate the tear film stability, tear secretion, and reduce ocular surface damage for dry eye patients.