Application of acupuncture in ophthalmological affections

Authors

  • Amanda Piñeiro Linares Facultad de Medicina No. 1, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de Cuba
  • Gema Rodríguez Borges Facultad de Medicina No. 1, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de Cuba
  • Aneydis Carrión Chacón Facultad de Medicina No. 1, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

traditional medicine, acupuncture, ophthalmological affections.

Abstract

Acupuncture is the insertion of thin needles into the skin, more than four hundred acupuncture points have been described, with the majority located on one of the main meridians, pathways which runs throughout the body and according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) transports life energy. Chinese ophthalmology is part of the TCM, here diseases of the eyes are treated with Chinese herbs, acupuncture/moxibustion and others. A thorough review of several sources of information was carried out with the aim of describing the advantages of the use of acupuncture in the treatment of ophthalmological affections. An amount of 27 bibliographies were analyzed, concluding that the use of the acupuncture for the treatment of the ophthalmological affections has demonstrated to be an effective method and less invasive.

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Published

2020-03-04

How to Cite

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Piñeiro Linares A, Rodríguez Borges G, Carrión Chacón A. Application of acupuncture in ophthalmological affections. UNIMED [Internet]. 2020 Mar. 4 [cited 2025 Feb. 25];2(1):129-42. Available from: https://revunimed.sld.cu/index.php/revestud/article/view/23

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