Acupuncture for Dry Eye

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether acupuncture is more effective than artificial tear drop in the treatment of dry eye.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
• Collaborators: DongGuk University; DONGSHIN University Oriental Hospital
• Treatments: Lubricant Eye Drops

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have had dry eye syndromes in single eye or in both eyes (ICD-10 :

H04.1). He or she must have both of the conditions below:

1. Patients who have dry eye symptoms such as itching, ocular foreign body sensation, ocular burning, ocular pain, ocular dryness, blurred vision, sensation of photophobia, ocular redness, sensation of tearing

2. Patients whose tear film break-up time is below 10 seconds and Schirmer I test results is below 10mm/5sec.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have defects of the eyelid or eyelashes

• Acute infection of the eyelid, eyeball or eye accessories

• Stevens-Johnson syndrome

• Vitamin A deficiency

• Eye or accessory defects due to external injuries

• A past history of surgical operation related to the eye in last three months

• Punctual occlusion

• Current usage of contact lenses

• Sequelae of facial palsy,

• Current usage of anti-inflammatory eye drops in the last two weeks

• Pregnancy

• Using history of traditional medicinal treatment such as acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine in the last one month