LI Jinhuan, YIN Kexin. Nursing Care of a Patient with Glaucoma and Insomnia Treated by Thunderfire Moxibustion Combined with Intradermal Needling[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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LI Jinhuan, YIN Kexin. Nursing Care of a Patient with Glaucoma and Insomnia Treated by Thunderfire Moxibustion Combined with Intradermal Needling[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202511080002.
Nursing Care of a Patient with Glaucoma and Insomnia Treated by Thunderfire Moxibustion Combined with Intradermal Needling
This article summarizes the nursing experience of a patient with glaucoma and insomnia treated by thunderfire moxibustion combined with intradermal needling. Through the principles of warming meridians and collaterals, nourishing liver and kidney, and calming the mind and soothing the spirit in traditional Chinese medicine, and by strengthening the comprehensive care of the patient's life, medication, diet and emotions, the clinical symptoms of the patient were effectively improved. After two weeks of intervention, the patient's TCM syndrome score decreased from 3 to 1, the pain visual analogue scale (VAS) score decreased from 4 to 1, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score decreased from 18 to 7, and the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) score decreased from 68 to 59. The patient's symptoms of eye distension, dizziness and irritability were significantly improved. The combination of thunderfire moxibustion and intradermal needling can significantly improve the insomnia and anxiety of glaucoma patients, reflecting the holistic view of "eye-heart co-treatment" in traditional Chinese medicine, and is worthy of promotion and application in ophthalmic clinical nursing.
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