How effective are Western medicine eye drops in treating myopia?
Commonly used Western medicine eye drops to treat myopia are mainly cycloplegic agents, that is, mydriatic agents, such as atropine, homatropine, and cycloplegic agents. Products
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This type of eye drops can paralyze the ciliary muscle, relieve its spasm, relax it, and thin the lens through the suspensory ligament. Therefore, this type of eye drops can treat pseudomyopia. However, one characteristic of this type of eye drops is that the eye drops with stronger effects also have stronger side effects. Atropine is the most powerful eye medicine among them, but it also has the most powerful side effects.
Experts believe that this type of eye drops cannot be used for a long time. Experiments have shown that long-term instillation of atropine solution into the eyes of animals can cause the animals' axial length, ciliary machine atrophy, sclera thinning, and myopia.
In the short term, this type of eye drops can relax adjustments, reduce diopter, and improve vision. However, long-term use will aggravate myopia, because this type of eye drops can inhibit or paralyze adjustment. Long-term use can cause loss of adjustment function, adaptive lengthening of the eye axis, and true myopia.
How effective are oral Western medicines in treating myopia
Oral Western medicines for treating myopia include vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, calcium, zinc, etc. This type of medicine is an important nutrient for the eyes and is related to myopia. However, the treatment mechanism and effect are uncertain, and regular use of this type of medicine is of no value. Moreover, long-term use of vitamin A and vitamin D can cause poisoning.
How effective is Chinese medicine in treating myopia?
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes syndrome differentiation and treatment, that is, prescribing the right medicine and specific treatment according to the different symptoms of different patients. Some TCM ophthalmologists use the principles of syndrome differentiation and treatment to divide myopia into the following four types, which require different treatments.
A
For liver and kidney deficiency type, the liver and kidney should be nourished;
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For spleen and stomach deficiency type, the spleen and stomach should be strengthened ; C
For those with weak heart qi, the heart should be replenished to calm the nerves; D
For those with insufficient qi and blood, qi and blood should be replenished.
These traditional Chinese medicine ophthalmologists usually develop basic methods for treating myopia based on these four types. During clinical use, medication can be added or subtracted according to each person's different conditions.
These traditional Chinese medicines can regulate the internal organs and act on the eyes through the meridians, so they have the effect of improving eyesight.
There are also many proprietary Chinese medicines on the market that are used to prevent close proximity. They are made according to the common causes of myopia and come in various types such as oral liquid, tablets, and pills. The ingredients contained in these medicines are mostly traditional Chinese medicines such as Codonopsis pilosula, Angelica sinensis, wolfberry, Poria cocos, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc., which have the effects of nourishing qi and blood, nourishing the kidneys, soothing the liver and improving eyesight.
Because the essence of traditional Chinese medicine is syndrome differentiation and treatment that varies from person to person, while the use of proprietary Chinese medicines for treatment will be the same. So after using it, some people find it effective and some people don't.
In addition, there are anti-near eye drops on the market, which can supplement eye nutrition and improve eye blood circulation, so they can also improve eyesight.
However, some Chinese medicines are claimed to be able to treat true myopia. So is this statement correct?
In this regard, traditional Chinese medicine experts pointed out that traditional Chinese medicine can regulate the internal organs and systemic functions, relieve eye fatigue, and improve visual acuity, so it has a therapeutic effect on pseudomyopia. However, true myopia is caused by the lengthening of the axial length of the eye. The longer the axial length of the eye, the higher the degree of myopia, and all drugs cannot shorten the axial length of the eye. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine cannot treat true myopia.
How does Chinese medicine improve eyesight?
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the eyes are closely connected with the internal organs and the whole body through meridians, making the body a unified whole. The ability of the eyes to see the world clearly is due to the nourishment of the essence of the internal organs. Therefore, the eyes are called "the windows to the five internal organs."
If the internal organs are dysfunctional, eye diseases can occur. On the contrary, eye diseases can also cause organ dysfunction. This is the overall concept emphasized by traditional Chinese medicine in treating eye diseases.
Moreover, among the various organs, the eyes and the liver have the closest relationship, so there is a saying that "the liver opens the eyes" and "the liver receives blood and can see".
In addition, the five-wheel theory is usually applied in the treatment of myopia with traditional Chinese medicine. This theory is a classic theory of traditional Chinese medicine ophthalmology. The Five Wheels Theory lists the five parts of the eye that can be seen from the outside to the inside. They are called face, two, white eyes, black eyes and pupil gods respectively, and belong to the five rounds and five internal organs respectively.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that diseases in the chakra are mostly caused by dysfunction of the internal organs. Therefore, by observing the changes in each chakra of the eyes, the disease status of the corresponding organs can be inferred.
This is the unique five-wheel syndrome differentiation of Chinese ophthalmology (see also the chapter [Massage]).