Table 6. Patient Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes in Case Reports

NO Author (Year) Article Sex/Age Diagnosis Diagnostic Method (Picture of the Fundus, OCT, Eye Examination etc) Treatment Period (Day) Herbal Medicine Other Treatment Result
1 Chae (1985) Total Color Vision Deficiency : Report of 1 case M/17 Total Color Vision Deficiency ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates test (綜合色盲檢査表) 27 Ugwi-hwan (右歸丸) 1. A-TxLR2(行間), ST41(解谿), HT8(少府) 1. Visual acuity of both eyes was below 0.1
2-1 Kim (1988) Two cases of Protanomaly and Deuteranomaly M/20 Red-Green Color Vision Deficiency 1. Hahn's Pseudoisochromatic Plates (韓式色覺檢査表)2. Ishihara color blindness test plate (案綜合色盲檢代表) 42 Ugwi-eum (右歸飮) 1. A-TxPeriocular region: EX-HN5(太陽), TE23(絲竹空), BL2(攢竹), GB14(陽白)2. Upper limb region: LI4(合谷), TE3(中渚), TE5(外關)3. Lower limb region: ST36(足三里), LR3(太衝), GB41(足臨泣) 1. Improvement of color perception ability
2-2 Kim (1988) Two cases of Protanomaly and Deuteranomaly M/27 Red-Green Color Vision Deficiency 1. Hahn's Pseudoisochromatic Plates (韓式色覺檢査表)2. Ishihara color blindness test plate (案綜合色盲檢代表) 47 Bokmyeong-tang(復明湯) 1. A-TxPeriocular region: EX-HN5(太陽), TE23(絲竹空), BL2(攢竹), GB14(陽白)2. Upper limb region: LI4(合谷), TE3(中渚), TE5(外關)3. Lower limb region: ST36(足三里), LR3(太衝), GB41(足臨泣) 1. Improvement of color perception ability
3-1 Shin (1994) Clinical Study of Effect on Color Blindness in 4 Cases M/10 color blindness (Red-Green Color Vision Deficiency) 1.Hahn's Pseudoisochromatic Plates (韓式色覺檢査表) 138 Gami Ssanghwa-tang (加味雙和湯) 1. A-TxTE16(天牖), GB3(上關), GB1(瞳子髎), ST2(四白), GV18(強間), GV24(神庭), BL2(攢竹), BL1(睛明), TE23(絲竹空), LI4(合谷), GB37(光明), ST36(足三里), BL18(肝兪)2. Laser acupuncture treatment 1. Improvement of color discrimination (10/7 - 1 Out of 16) (1/10 - 16 Out of 16)2. Improvement of color discrimination speed
3-2 Shin (1994) Clinical Study of Effect on Color Blindness in 4 Cases M/7 color blindness (Red-Green Color Vision Deficiency) 1.Hahn's Pseudoisochromatic Plates (韓式色覺檢査表) 138 Gami Ssanghwa-tang (加味雙和湯) 1. A-TxTE16(天牖), GB3(上關), GB1(瞳子髎), ST2(四白), GV18(強間), GV24(神庭), BL2(攢竹), BL1(睛明), TE23(絲竹空), LI4(合谷), GB37(光明), ST36(足三里), BL18(肝兪)2. Laser acupuncture treatment 1. Complete discrimination of all colors (10/7 - 1 out of 16) (12/27 - 16 out of 16)2. Delay in response time remained
3-3 Shin (1994) Clinical Study of Effect on Color Blindness in 4 Cases M/26 color blindness (Red-Green Color Vision Deficiency) 1.Hahn's Pseudoisochromatic Plates (韓式色覺檢査表) 94.3.23-(Not specified; treatment ongoing at the time of publication.) Gami Ssanghwa-tang (加味雙和湯) 1. A-TxTE16(天牖), GB3(上關), GB1(瞳子髎), ST2(四白), GV18(強間), GV24(神庭), BL2(攢竹), BL1(睛明), TE23(絲竹空), LI4(合谷), GB37(光明), ST36(足三里), BL18(肝兪) 1. Improvement of color discrimination (3/23 - 5 out of 16) (7/15 - 10 out of 16)
3-4 Shin (1994) Clinical Study of Effect on Color Blindness in 4 Cases M/22 color blindness (Red-Green Color Vision Deficiency) 1.Hahn's Pseudoisochromatic Plates (韓式色覺檢査表) 94.8.12 - (Not specified; treatment ongoing at the time of publication.) Gami Ssanghwa-tang (加味雙和湯) 1. A-TxTE16(天牖), GB3(上關), GB1(瞳子髎), ST2(四白), GV18(強間), GV24(神庭), BL2(攢竹), BL1(睛明), TE23(絲竹空), LI4(合谷), GB37(光明), ST36(足三里), BL18(肝兪) 1. Slight improvement in color discrimination(8/12 - 2 out of 16) (9/6 - 4 out of 16)
4 Kim (2006) Hereditary Retinitis Pigmentosa: Report of 1 Case Treated by Oriental Medicine M/63 Hereditary Retinitis Pigmentosa 1, Fundus Photography(CR4-45NM Non-Mydriatic Retinal Cannon)2.Assessment of Visual acuity 270 Palmul-tang gamibang (八物湯加味方) 1. A-TxOchong-hyeol [GV20(百會), GV21(前頂), GV19(後頂), BL7(通天, bilateral)], GV24(神庭), GV23(上星), LI4(合谷), ST36(足三里), SP6(三陰交), LR3(太衝), BL62(申脈), KI6(照海)2. Electroacupuncture BL1(睛明), ST1(承泣), BL2(攢竹), TE23(絲竹空), GB1(瞳子髎), EX-HN4(魚腰) 1. Widening of the visual field2. Improvement of blurred vision with clearer visual perception3. Resolution of conjunctival injection
A-Tx: Acupuncture Treatment
EX-HN: Extra Points Head & Neck
CR4-45NM: Non-Mydriatic Retinal Camera