Acupuncture has effect on increasing tear break-up time: Acupuncture for treating dry eye, a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lan, Wanwen ^a   Tong, Louis ^a,b,c  

^a SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; DRY EYE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHAM PROCEDURE; TEAR BREAK UP TIME; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84856552242     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02201.x     Document Type: Letter

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2. Lan W, &, Tong L, (2010): Comments: Acupuncture for treating dry eye: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Acta Ophthalmol [Epub ahead of print].
3. Shin MS, Kim JI, Lee MS, et al., (2010): Acupuncture for treating dry eye: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Acta Ophthalmol 88: e328-e333.