中醫藥研究論叢

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

 TJ TCM.25(3) : 97-108, 2022

整脊健腦針法治療角膜內皮細胞失養症之顯效病例報告
A Case Report of Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy with Adjusting Spine and
Strengthen Brain Acupuncture Treatment
陳苡涵1 林郁甯1*
1 花蓮慈濟醫院中醫部,花蓮,台灣
【摘要】
福斯氏角膜內皮細胞失養症(Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy)為一顯性遺傳疾病,並以角膜內皮細胞加速性地減少為主要特徵,而角膜移植手術為目前唯一的根本治療方法(1)。本案例為一44 歲男性,於2018 年1 月台北慈濟醫院診斷角膜內皮細胞失養症,當時角膜內皮細胞數2342/2247(右眼/ 左眼),半年後複診1919/1715。2018 年11 月於花蓮慈濟醫院中醫科就診,並接受每週1-2 次針刺治療。在無服用任何藥物的情況下,2020 年9 月複檢角膜內皮細胞數2500/2571,並在視力受限等主觀症狀上得到明顯改善。因此針刺治療案例效果顯著,故分享給中西醫同道,期望作為臨床醫師的治療參考。
【關鍵詞】角膜失養、角膜內皮細胞失養症、中醫、針灸、針刺治療
Yi-Han Chen1Yu-Ning Lin1*
1Department of Chinese Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical
Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
【Summary】
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