Myopia Control by Combining Auricular Acupoint and Atropine Eyedrops

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study was designed to compare the difference of using atropine eyedrops alone from atropine combined with the stimulation of auricular acupoints therapy in reducing myopia progression.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: China Medical University, China
• Treatments: Atropine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all included patients, age from 6 to 15 years, had myopia (spherical equivalent > -0.5 D) after cycloplegic refraction,

• The astigmatism and anisometropia were less than 2.0 D,

• IOP was less than 21 mmHg.

Exclusion Criteria:

• the presence of related disease such as infection, ulceration, eyelid disease, ocular and auricular disorders,

• individuals with amblyopia or strabismus,

• individuals received any other therapies in the period of study,

• individuals suffering some sort of haemostasis disorder,

• individuals did not follow the treatment (eyedrops and/or stimulation of auricular acupoints) over seven days