Review Article

Manual Acupuncture for Optic Atrophy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the included studies.

Study IDn (number of eye)Gender (male/female)Mean age (years)InterventionsOutcomesStudy type
ECECECEC

Liu, 2016[32]20(29)20(27)13/712/852±1650±16MA+MMVA, VF, P-VEP, TERCT
Zhao, 2016 [33]31(NM)31(NM)20/1116/1550.22±12.3019.59±11.08MA+MMVA, TERCT
Sun, 2015 [34]40(NM)40(NM)21/1922/1846.1±2.346.1±3.0MA+MMP-VEP, TERCT
Wu, 2010 [35]30(52)30(53)21/920/1046.4±14.1448.83±13.52MA+MMVA, VF, P-VEP, TERCT
Xia, 2010 [36]29(29)24(24)15/1416/853.8±12.352.5±11.9MA+MMTERCT
Dai, 2009 [37]21(25)21(25)11/1011/1040.540.5MA+MMTERCT
Tian, 2018 [38]30(52)30(57)18/1215/1549.11±2.4149.11±2.41MAMVA, VF, P-VEP, TERCT
Yin, 2012 [39]25(50)25(50)10/1511/1457.655.9MAMTERCT
Huang, 2005 [40]36(68)30(56)15/2112/1845.245.2MAMVF, P-VEP, TERCT

Notes: E: experiment group; C: control group; MA: manual acupuncture; M: medication; VA: visual acuity; VF: visual field; P-VEP: pattern visual evoked potential; TE: total effectiveness; NM: not mentioned.