Past Ocular History  Congenital cataracts OU  Chronic angle closure glaucoma OS  Anophthalmos OD  Pseudophakia OS Ocular surgery OD  Needling of congenital cataract 1938  Enucleation 1954  Secondary orbital implant 4/2011 Ocular surgery OS  Needling of congenital cataract 1938  DSAEK/Phaco/Intraocular lens x 2/Anterior vitrectomy 2/2007  Ahmed valve Seton model FP-7 with scleral patch...

OBJECTIVES The present study was designed to evaluate the usefulness of deep dry needling in the treatment of temporomandibular myofascial pain. STUDY DESIGN We selected 36 patients with myofascial pain located in the external pterygoid muscle (30 women/6 men, mean age=27 years with SD±6.5). We studied differences in pain with a visual analog scale and range of mandibular movements before and...

Acupuncture needle manipulation has been previously shown to result in measurable changes in connective tissue architecture in animal experiments. In this study, we used a novel in vivo ultrasound (US)-based technique to quantify tissue displacement during acupuncture manipulation in humans. B-scan ultrasonic imaging was performed on the thighs of 12 human subjects at different stages of needle...

Purpose. To observe the change of transcutaneous CO2 emission on meridian points or nonacupoints when the different needle sensations were gotten and study the associativity between Deqi acupuncture and periphery constitution energy metabolism effect. Method. 20 healthy volunteers were punctured on Neiguan (P6) in different ways including sham, shallow, Deqi acupuncture, and Deqi plus pressed P...

Background Acupuncture is a relatively safe, commonly used "alternative" medical treatment for various symptoms. However, adverse effects can occur, including trauma, pneumothorax, and central-nervous-system injury. Our objective was to develop a reliable and practical procedure for ultrasound imaging of acupuncture points to improve safety during needling, and to acquire ultrasound images of s...

Objective. This present study aimed to explore the clinical effects of ultrasound-guided (USG) mechanical needling with sterile water injection for lumbar facet joint syndrome. Methods. was a retrospective cohort that assessed outcome ageing patients who received USG injection. In addition, age- and gender-matched randomly selected from compared injected steroids in 2 : 1 ratio. The data were e...