Auricular acupuncture improves short sightedness

A Taiwanese RCT has compared the effect of auricular acupuncture as an adjunct to atropine eye drops in the treatment of paediatric myopia. 71 children with myopia were randomly assigned to three groups: treatment with 0.25% atropine (0.25A) only, treatment with 0.5% atropine (0.5A) only and treatment with 0.25% atropine combined with stimulation of the auricular acupoints (0.25A+E). The primary o ...

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