Can acupuncture therapy help patients with retinitis-pigmentosa?

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of acupuncture therapy on visual function of patients with retinitis-pigmentosa (RP). Methods: In a prospective study, 23 RP subjects received ten sessions of body-acupuncture. Pre and post-treatment evaluations included best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), uncorrecte...

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Main Authors: Firouzeh Fereydouni, Vahid Qasemi, Siamak Moradian, SeyyedMehdi Tabatabaee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Current Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452232517300902