Haixia Gao1, Lei Zhang2, Jianghong Liu3. 1. School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China. 3. School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: jhliu@nursing.upenn.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To identify and assess the evidence showing the efficacy of auricular acupressure alone for myopia in children and adolescents. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that were published until March 2019 in Pubmed, Web of Science, OVID, Foreign Medical Literature Retrieval Service, China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database, The Chinese Biological Medicine Database, Wanfang Database, and Chongqing VIP Information were searched. The quality of RCTs was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool. RESULTS: Ten RCTs were included to be qualitatively summarized, of which 5 studies qualified for the meta-analysis of the efficacy rate in treating myopia. This review demonstrated that auricular acupressure alone was more effective than eye-drops treatment, eye exercise, and was the just as effective as needle acupuncture. CONCLUSIONS: Auricular acupressure could slow the progression of myopia in children and adolescents. However, there is a need for further studies with higher methodological quality and sufficient follow-up.
OBJECTIVES: To identify and assess the evidence showing the efficacy of auricular acupressure alone for myopia in children and adolescents. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that were published until March 2019 in Pubmed, Web of Science, OVID, Foreign Medical Literature Retrieval Service, China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database, The Chinese Biological Medicine Database, Wanfang Database, and Chongqing VIP Information were searched. The quality of RCTs was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool. RESULTS: Ten RCTs were included to be qualitatively summarized, of which 5 studies qualified for the meta-analysis of the efficacy rate in treating myopia. This review demonstrated that auricular acupressure alone was more effective than eye-drops treatment, eye exercise, and was the just as effective as needle acupuncture. CONCLUSIONS: Auricular acupressure could slow the progression of myopia in children and adolescents. However, there is a need for further studies with higher methodological quality and sufficient follow-up.
Authors: Ming Pei; Junli Chen; Shuo Dong; Bo Yang; Kang Yang; Lijuan Wei; Jingbo Zhai; Hongtao Yang Journal: Front Psychiatry Date: 2021-07-19 Impact factor: 4.157