Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Extremely dry painful eyes for 6 years

75 year old female patient came in complaining about her eyes.  For the last 6 years, her eyes have been extremely dry and painful.  She can't read any more than 2 pages of books without feeling pain in her eyes.   Eye drops don't work for her.

her signs and symptoms

slightly blurry eyes, feeling dizzy when standing up fast, no sleep disorder, frequent urination, she gets up once at night to urinate.
arthritis in both hands, stiffness in hands and fingers. (she saw orthopedic MD for this)

BMI 22

her left arm and hand is cold to touch. right hand is warm.

digestion is fine. bowel movement is fine.

Treatment

acupuncture

KD 10- left side
LV 1 + left side

pain dimished in her eyes and also in her hands. needles were retained for 15 min

after treatment she says she feels like she can read two books.


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