한방안이비인후피부과학회지 (The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology)
- 제10권1호
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- Pages.340-348
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- 1997
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- 1738-6640(pISSN)
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- 2234-4020(eISSN)
內障과 眼盲疾患의 韓方治驗에 關한 小考
A clinical analysis on glaucoma, cataract and causing-blindness-diseases by oriental medical therapy
초록
The glaucoma, cataract and causing-blindness-diseases have high clinical importance by their severity of the symptoms and possibility of causing visual loss. Glaucoma is caused by an increase in the intraocular pressure, if severe enough, can cause field loss and eventually complete blindness. In cataract, the general clarity of vision is impaired due to a loss of transparency of the chrystalline lens of the eye. The causing-blindness-diseases can be divided to PokMaeng which cause sudden blindness and ChungMaeng, in which visual acuity is losed gradually. In glaucoma, cataract and causing-blindness-diseases, the visual acuity is affected and the patient may complain blurriness, fatigue of eye, visual field loss deficiency or scintillant feeling, vitreous floaters. In this study, 32 patients who have cataract, glaucoma or other causing-blindness-diseases was treated with oriental medicine or acupuncture from July, l996 to May. 1997, and was followed up by their symptoms and visual acuity. 1. In glaucoma patients, intraocular pressure decreased significantry and the symptoms improved positively. 2. In cataract patients, there was no improvement of visual acuity but
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