The Changes in Blood Flow Seen in the Eye after Foot Acupuncture Treatment in Mice

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Effects of acupuncture treatment on ocular blood flow in mice. Color-coded laser speckle images of representative eyes from the foot and sham acupuncture groups are shown. The mean blur rate (MBR) is an index of blood flow velocity. The red color indicates high MBR values, and the blue color indicates low MBR values. In the foot acupuncture group, the MBR values observed after 3 minutes’ acupuncture treatment were higher than those seen before the acupuncture treatment. The MBR values of the sham acupuncture group were not affected by the acupuncture treatment.