Effects of acupuncture on age-related macular degeneration: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, an increasing number of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have received acupuncture treatment, but there has been no systematic review to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on patients with AMD.

Purpose

This meta-analysis aims to review the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of AMD.

Methods

Randomized controlled trials up to September 4, 2022 were searched in the following databases: PubMed, Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, The Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, VIP, Wanfang, and SINOMED. Two reviewers independently performed literature screening and data extraction. RevMan 5.4 was used for the meta-analysis.

Results

Nine of the 226 articles were finally included. A total of 5

SUBMITTER: Sun W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035922 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature