Research Article

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

Table 1

Characteristic data of the patients with open-angle glaucoma.

VariableValue

Number of patients11
Age (years)63 ± 11
Sexuality (male, female)(1, 10)
Number of eyes with glaucoma20
Best corrected visual acuity1.1 ± 0.3
Spherical equivalent (D)−1.6 ± 3.2
Humphrey automated perimeter
 Mean deviation (dB)−11.5 ± 7.8
 Pattern standard deviation (dB)10.2 ± 4.5
 OCT RNFL thickness (μm)70.5 ± 21.8
The number of topical medications
 None1
 One kind4
 Two kinds1
 More than three kinds5