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Bong Hyun Kim

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PubMed2005

The practice of Korean medicine: an overview of clinical trials in acupuncture.

Acupuncture, one of the Oriental medical therapeutic techniques that can be traced back at least 2500 years, is growing in popularity all over the world. Korea has continued to develop its own unique tradition of medicine throughout its long history, and has formed different types of acupuncture methods. The purpose of this review is to summarize clinical case studies in acupuncture and related therapies, such as acupressure, electric acupuncture, auricular acupuncture and moxibustion in Korea. A survey of Korean journals revealed that a total of 124 studies were published from 1983 to 2001. Results obtained from the survey showed that most clinical studies using acupuncture, electric acupuncture, moxibustion and other traditional therapies could alleviate a relatively broad range of medical problems. However, it should be emphasized that almost all clinical case studies published in various local journals did not follow the 'good clinical practice' with respect to regulatory aspects. Since they were not conducted using the randomized double-blinded controls with a large sample size, all the results should be considered as therapeutic indications. This review is an attempt to show the scope of acupuncture in our country and the kind of diseases, after many years of clinical experience, that were deemed valid targets for clinical trials.

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Intraocular choristoma.

Choristomas have been reported in the orbit, cornea, conjunctiva, uvea, retina, and optic nerve. Many reports have described the choristoma mainly in the epibulbar area, but little is known of the choristoma that occurs intraocularly. We reviewed the literature and summarized the reports that described the choristoma inside the eyes. Iris, ciliary body, choroid, and optic nerve head are the commonly affected tissues. In the anterior uveal tissue, an ectopic lacrimal gland is common and appears as a pinkish, nodular, fleshy mass. Its clinical course largely depends on the enlargement of the accompanying cyst. Osseous choristoma is mainly found in the choroid in young female patients. Although it is regarded as a benign tumor, it grows progressively and can decrease visual function. Treatment consists of close observation and possibly surgical intervention. Fortunately, most of the intraocular choristomas do not need aggressive treatment.

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