TREATMENT OF EPIPHORA DUE TO INSUFFICIENCY OF LACRIMAL PASSAGE BY ACUPUNCTURE AT JINGMING

Since 1995,the authors have employed acupuncture at Jingming(UB 1)with the warmingneedles to treat epiphora due to insufficiency of lacrimal passages.Of the 68 treated eyesin 42 patients,28 eyes were cured,35 improved,and 5 ineffective with a total effective rateof 92.65%;and 12 eyes were cured and 34 improved by only one course of treatment.