| Objective: To observe the effect of floating needle reperfusion on senile dry eye of yin deficiency of liver and kidney. Methods: 60 cases (120 eyes) of senile dry eye of yin deficiency of liver and kidney were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, with 30 cases in each group. In the treatment group, the sternocleidomastoid muscle at 3 cm below the Tiantu point and 3 cm below the zygomatic point were selected as the needle entry points, and the floating needle combined with reperfusion treatment was performed, with the needle retained for 6 hours a day, twice a week in total. The control group was given sodium hyaluronate eye drops, 1 drop a time, 5 times a day. Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. The TCM syndrome score, tear film rupture time (BUT), tear secretion test (SⅠT) and corneal fluorescein staining (FL) scores of the two groups before treatment, 1 month and 3 months after treatment were observed, and the clinical effects of the two groups were compared. Results: The TCM syndrome score and corneal FL score of the two groups decreased, 1 month and 3 months after treatment (P< 0.05), but and SⅠT increased (P < 0.05). The TCM syndrome score and corneal FL score of the treatment group were lower than those of the control group 1 month and 3 months after treatment (P < 0.05). BUT and SⅠT of the treatment group were higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The total effective rate in the treatment group was 97.77% (29 / 30), which was higher than 86.67% (26 / 30) in the control group. Conclusion: The effect of floating needle reperfusion in the treatment of senile dry eye of yin deficiency of liver and kidney can stimulate the secretion of lacrimal gland, improve the quality of tears, and promote the repair of ocular surface injury. The long-term effect of floating needle reperfusion is stable, which is better than artificial tears. |
