《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2012, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (11): 1074-1076.

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Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Diabetic Retinopathy

LIU Shao-rui, LI Xiao-min, CHEN Hui, et al.   

  1. Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2012-04-15 Revised:2012-07-27 Published:2012-11-25 Online:2012-11-25

Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) on diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods 179 patients who accepted EECP combined with medication were as group A and the other 190 patients who accepted medication only were as group B. Their visual acuity, fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and optical hemodynamics were compared. Results There was significant improvement in group A with visual acuity, FFA and optical hemodynamics (P<0.05), and the incidence of improvement was more in group A than in group B (P<0.05). Conclusion EECP is effective on diabetic retinopathy.

Key words: diabetic retinopathy, enhanced external counterpulsation, visual acuity, fundus fluorescein angiography, hemodynamics