Effects of acupuncture on foveation characteristics in congenital nystagmus
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Effects of acupuncture on foveation characteristics in congenital nystagmus.
AIMS/BACKGROUND To examine the effects of acupuncture at the sternocleidomastoid muscles on foveation characteristics in congenital nystagmus. METHODS Six patients with congenital nystagmus (CN) received a series of treatments consisting of two needles inserted into each sternocleidomastoid, stimulated by tapping gently every 5 minutes, for 20 minutes per session. Their eye movements were rec...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.2.115