Open AccessCHENGQI, TONGZILIAO AND YINTANG POINT ACUPUNCTURE IN IMPROVING THE CASE OF MYOPIA VISUS
Author(s) -
Mayang Wulandari,
Chantika Mahadini
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of vocational health studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2580-717X
pISSN - 2580-7161
DOI - 10.20473/jvhs.v2.i2.2018.56-59
Subject(s) - acupuncture , blindness , medicine , optometry , ophthalmology , alternative medicine , pathology
Background: Myopia, commonly referred to as shortsightedness, is one of the top five causes of blindness worldwide. It is said that in patients with myopia, intraocular pressure has a relationship that tends to increase at the severity of myopia. Objective: To analyze the effect of acupuncture in improving myopia visus. Method: The method used in this research was pre-experimental design with the pretest-posttest design. Experimental research is an experimental activity, which aims to find out a symptom or influence that arises, as a result of certain treatments. Results: Acupuncture could improve myopia vision. Conclusion: Acupuncture could repair myopia vision and provided some opportunities for sustainable scientific development through subsequent research on myopia.