ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture on diabetic paralytic squint.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-two cases of diabetic paralytic squint were randomly divided into a medication group, an acupuncture group and an acupuncture and medication group. The medication group were treated with intramuscular injection of Methyl vitamin B12 250 microg, once daily; the acupuncture group were treated by acupuncture at different acupoints according to different paralytic muscles of eyes with adjuvant acupoints selected according to symptoms; the acupuncture and medication group were treated with the routine medicine and acupuncture. The treatment was given for 28 days.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate of 87. 5% in the acupuncture group and 95.7% in the acupuncture and medication group were higher than 54.5% in the medication group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01), with no significant difference between the acupuncture group and the acupuncture and medication group (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture has a definite therapeutic effect on diabetic paralytic squint, which is better than that of routine medication.</p>