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A randomized controlled study of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneratio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Age-related macular degeneration
Registration Number
ITMCTR2000004049
Lead Sponsor
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Any eye of the subject meets the diagnostic criteria for dry age-related macular degeneration, and the corrected visual acuity of the affected eye <= 0.9;
(2) Patients with dry age-related macular degeneration without other eye diseases;
(3) No related treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration within four weeks;
(4) The patient himself signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Corrected vision >=1.0;
(2) Fluorescein fundus angiography does not support age-related macular degeneration;
(3) Fluorescein fundus angiography showed a single or scattered serous degeneration of the pigment epithelium at the macular or posterior pole;
Less than 1/3 of the optic disc;
(4) Those who have other fundus diseases and cannot see the fundus clearly;
(5) Past history of macular degeneration, unable to distinguish whether it is age-related macular degeneration.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Direct ophthalmoscope;Amsler checkered table check;Best corrected vision;Macular Center Thickness;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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