TY - JOUR ID - 4568 TI - The Effect of Acupuncture on Blepharoptosis and Diplopia in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: A Report of Three Cases JO - Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement JA - PSJ LA - en SN - 2345-4482 AU - Etezad Razavi, Mohammad AU - Najjaran, Marzieh AU - Mojtabavi, Seyed Javad AU - Pourmazar, Reza AD - Eye Research Center, Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Emam Reza Educational, Research and Treatment Center, Emam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - 269 EP - 272 KW - Myasthenia gravis Acupuncture Complementary & alternative medicine DO - 10.22038/psj.2015.4568 N2 - Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture therapy on relieving ocular symptoms in resistant Ocular Myasthenia Gravis (OMG). Case: In this pilot study, three patients with OMG were offered ten sessions of acupuncture therapy, twice weekly, while they received their routine medical treatment. Their symptoms included ptosis and diplopia. Subjective impression of changes was assessed based on Ocular-quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) scoring before and after treatment sessions. Conclusion:All three patients enrolled in this study showed resolution of diplopia. Their subjective impression of symptoms was improved. However, the score of ptosis did not improve considerably. Acupuncture is another choice for reducing ocular symptoms besides conventional treatment in resistant Ocular Myasthenia Gravis (OMG). However, future randomized controlled trial studies are needed to approve this issue. UR - https://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_4568.html L1 - https://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_4568_e9f66d44896829a4df995977a4099e56.pdf ER -