Short-Term Effects of Acupuncture on Open-Angle Glaucoma in Retrobulbar Circulation: Additional Therapy to Standard Medication

Table 3

Resistive index (RI) in the ophthalmic artery, central retinal artery, and short posterior ciliary artery. The values represent the mean and SD. ^∗𝑃<.05, ^∗∗𝑃<.01 versus before acupuncture. ^†𝑃<.05, ^††𝑃<.01 versus control.

Resistive index	Control			Acupuncture
	Rest	After 1 hour	Δ value	Before	After	Δ value
Ophthalmic artery	0.74±0.04	0.75±0.05	0.006±0.037	0.74±0.04	0.74±0.04	−0.006±0.036
Central retinal artery	0.75±0.09	0.72±0.03	−0.027±0.085	0.72±0.05	0.68±0.04^∗	−0.036±0.059
Short posterior ciliary artery	0.68±0.05	0.68±0.04	0.004±0.038	0.67±0.04	0.64±0.06^∗	−0.032±0.054^††