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. 2022 Jun 28:2022:9208478.
doi: 10.1155/2022/9208478. eCollection 2022.

Clinical Efficacy of Auricular Acupressure plus Eye Exercises in the Treatment of Adolescent Pseudomyopia

Zhe Zhuang  1 , Ya'Nan Cui  2 , Guofeng Cai  1 , Kai Liu  1 , Hong Wang  1 , Kunping Jia  1 , Xiuzhen Wang  1 , Cheng Cui  2 , Manchao Sun  2 , Sihui Guo  2
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Clinical Efficacy of Auricular Acupressure plus Eye Exercises in the Treatment of Adolescent Pseudomyopia

Zhe Zhuang et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. .

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the clinical efficacy of auricular acupressure plus eye exercises in the treatment of adolescent pseudomyopia, to discover an easier and safer way to treat pseudomyopia.

Methods: Forty adolescent patients with pseudomyopia were randomly recruited and assigned (1 : 1) to receive either eye exercises (single group, including 11 males and 9 females) or auricular acupressure plus eye exercises (combined group, including 12 males and 8 females). The clinical endpoint was the clinical efficacy after 28 days of treatment.

Results: The baseline characteristics of the combined group were comparable with those of the single group (P > 0.05). Auricular acupressure plus eye exercises was associated with a significantly higher clinical efficacy versus eye exercises alone (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: Ear acupressure plus eye exercises features promising clinical efficacy in the treatment of adolescent pseudomyopia, effectively arresting the progression of pseudomyopia to true myopia.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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