Abstract

MARTINEZ MONTOYA, Yudit et al. Acupuncture treatment in glaucoma surgery . MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.6, pp.839-846. ISSN 1029-3019.

A therapeutic intervention study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the acupuncture on 1000 patients with glaucoma, who underwent surgery at the Ophthalmology Center of «Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso» General Teaching Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, from January 2009 to January 2011. The case material was distributed into 2 groups: study and control groups, with 500 patients each; the former treated with acupuncture and the latter with systemic hipotensive agents. Intraocular pressure values below 21 mm Hg were obtained in 96.0 % of the study group and postoperative analgesia was very satisfactory in 90.0 % of the cases. Thus, the results of the acupuncture treatment favored 463 patients (93.0 %)

Keywords : surgery; glaucoma; acupuncture treatment; systemic hipotensive agents; secondary health care.

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