Table 1. Characteristics of 10 Included Studies

First Author	Subtype of Glaucoma	Origination	Sample Size	Age(mean±SD)	Gender (M/F)	Experimental Intervention	Control Intervention	Outcome Measures	Duration	Frequency of Treatment	Total Session
Zhang (2009)28)	§§POAG	China	25/24(43/43)	48.49±3.52	21/28	§EA+conventional therapy	Conventional therapy (timolol maleate)	1) ∥IOP	20min	daily §EA for 10 days a rest for 2 days repeat twice	20
Wu (2010)29)	§§POAG	China	30/30(60/60)	(‡‡NR)	33/27	*AT	Conventional therapy (timolol maleate)	1)∥IOP2) †††VF(††N/A)3) ***VA4) ‡C value5) †C/D ratio	20-30 min	daily *AT for 10 days repeat 3 times	30
Liu (2013)30)	§§POAG	China	10/9(20/18)	32.47±8.31	15/4	*AT+conventional therapy	Conventional therapy (timolol maleate)	1)∥IOP	20min	daily *AT for 10 days a rest for 10 days repeat twice	20
Hao (2014)31)	glaucomatous optic neuropathy	China	23/25(44/45)	57.57±12.62	18/29	*AT+conventional therapy	Conventional therapy (medication that patients use)	1)∥IOP2) ¶MD3) ***VA4) ∥∥P-VEP5) **MS	30min	daily *AT for 14 days	14
Huang (2014)32)	§§POAG	China	18/17(29/29)	44.3±7.1	17/18	*AT+conventional therapy	Conventional therapy (timolol maleate)	1) ∥IOP2) ¶MD3) ***VA4) **MS	20min	daily *AT for 10 days a rest for 2 days repeat twice	20
Law (2015)33)	§§POAG, glaucomatous optic neuropathy	United States	11(11/11)	63.7±14.3	3/8	*AT	*AT	1) ∥IOP2) ¶MD3) ***VA4) BP5) HR6) ¶¶RNFL7) compiance8) adverse reactions	20min	1-2 *AT per week	12
Sun (2015)34)	glaucomatous optic neuropathy)	China	31/31(60/54)	54.8±3.08	25/37	*AT+conventional therapy	Conventional therapy (carbonate dehydratase, β-Adrenergic antagonists, α-adrenoceptor agonists)	1)∥IOP2) †††VF3) **MS	30min	daily *AT for 2 weeks	14
Yang (2017)35)	§§POAG	China	17/19(26/24)	>7020people50-69yrs12people<50yrs3people	16/20	*AT	Conventional therapy (timolol maleate)	1)∥IOP2) ¶MD	30min	daily *AT for 7 days repeat twice	14
Wang (2017)36)	all	China	25/23(31/31)	49.2±5.7	33/15	*AT+conventional therapy	Conventional therapy (laser therapy, pranprofen, pilocarpine nitrate)	1) ¶MD2) ***VA3) **MS	‡‡NR	daily *AT for 12 days repeat 3 times	36
Wu (2018)37)	§§POAG	China	28/30(76)	63.48±8.44	26/32	*AT+conventional therapy	Conventional therapy (lanaprost)	1) ∥IOP2) ***VA	30min	daily *AT for 10 days a rest for 1 week repeat 3 times	30

*AT; Acupuncture Treatment; †C/D ratio; Cup to Disc ratio, ‡C value; coefficient value of outflow facility, §EA; electroacupuncture, ∥IOP; Intraocular Pressure, ¶MD; Mean Deviation, ** MS; Mean of Light sensitivity, ††N/A; Not Available, ‡‡NR; not recorded, §§POAG; Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, ∥∥P-VEP; pattern visual evoked potential, ¶¶RNFL; Retinal nerve fiber layer, ***VA; Visual Acuity, †††VF; Visual Field