Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy which is a kind of autosomal dominant inheritable disease results in accelerated decrease of corneal endothelium cells. For decades, corneal keratoplasty has been the only definite treatment option for FECD. This case is a 44-year-old male who was diagnosed with endothelial corneal dystrophy in Taipei Tzu Chi hospital in January 2018. His examination of the amount of corneal endothelium cells was 2342/2247 (Right/Left eye) then, and showed 1919/1715 after 6 months. In November 2018, He came to the department of Chinese Medicine in Hualien Tzu Chi hospital and started the acupuncture treatment 1-2 times per week. Without any oral drugs, his examination of the amount of corneal endothelium cells elevated to 2500/2571 in September 2020. The symptoms of visual impairment significantly improved after the continuous acupuncture treatment. As a consequence, we share this successful case to all doctors and hope it could be used as a reference for the treatment of endothelial corneal dystrophy.
【Keywords】
Corneal dystrophy； Endothelial corneal dystrophy； Chinese medicine； Acupuncture； Acupuncture treatment
253.8 整脊健腦針法治療角膜內皮細胞失養症之顯效病例報告
