Electroacupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for drug-refractory primary open-angle glaucoma: a CARE-compliant case report
Yiqing Zhang, Qianyue Chen, Sibiao Lu, Hantong Hu, Qi Zhang, Gaofeng Liu, Zhong Di · 2026
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Description
Yiqing Zhang and co-authors presented in 2026 a case of stubborn glaucoma treated with electroacupuncture on top of standard drops. The patient was a 76-year-old woman with primary open-angle glaucoma, a slow optic nerve disease, whose eye pressure swung despite four kinds of drops. Twice-weekly electroacupuncture began in late March 2025.
Eye pressure in her worse eye fell from 29 into target range after the first two sessions and stayed steady. Vision sharpness improved in both eyes, and no major side effects appeared. The authors are careful: her drops continued throughout, and one case cannot prove cause. They frame the method as a workable short-term add-on for patients who are poor candidates for surgery, pending proper trials.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yiqing Zhang, Qianyue Chen, Sibiao Lu, Hantong Hu, Qi Zhang, Gaofeng Liu, Zhong Di |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |