ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to investigate effects of acupuncture treatment on the improvement of visual acuity.<br>Six patients (male: 5, femal: 1, aged: 20-24) in the department of Ophtalmology were diagnosed with myopia grevis.<br>Used acupoints were EX-HN4, Jingming (B1), Hegu (Li4), Feugchi (G20), which were stimulated with the leaving needl techniqe for 10 minutes.<br>Acupuncture treatment was performed everyweek.<br>After 10 times treatment, the effect of acupuncture on visual acuity was evaluated.<br>As a result, three patients showed a remarkable improvement of the visual acuity and others not subsequently, the improved patients observed for 5 to 7 weeks without treatment in order to examine the durability of acupuncture effects.<br>While, the other three patients were treated with the electro-acupuncture instead of the leaving needl technique.<br>The visual acuity of the patients in whom acupuncture effective declined without treatment, but their visual acuity was kept at on higher level than before treatment.<br>On the other hand, the visual auity of the other patients improved by using electro-acupuncture.<br>These results suggest that acupuncture treatment is effective in improbvement of visual acuity and the effect remains for a certain period, and electro-acupuncture is effective when we do not get effect on vusual acuity with the leaving needle techniqe.