This will be performed twice weekly for 30 days. There will be 8 sessions of acupuncture treatments in total.
The needles to be use around the eyes will have the dimensions of 0.25 (diameter) x 13mm (length), while 0.25 x 25mm needles will be used behind the ear (feng chi) and 0.30 X 25mm needles on the upper and lower limbs. These needles will remain in the points for 20 minutes. The depth of penetration will be about 1-2 mm.

This formulation is called qi ju gan lu yin or Lycium berry, a chrysanthemum beverage. This is a modified version of "qi ju di huang wan" published previously. The senior TCM collaborator, Prof Wei QP has made this modification in order to treat the dry eye patients with "lung-kidney yin deficiency".

Dry Eye

Acupuncture

Herbal treatment

Singapore National Eye Centre/ Singapore Eye Research Institute

Randomised Research Comparing Acupuncture, Herbal Treatment and Artificial Tear Eye Drops in Dry Eye

Any improvement or discomfort in dry eye symptoms during 4 weeks

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Randomised Research Comparing Acupuncture, Herbal Treatment and Artificial Tear Eye Drops in Dry Eye

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