Acupuncture may help ease dry eye syndrome, a small study suggests.
Published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, the study involved 36 people with dry eye syndrome (a condition that occurs when the eyes don’t produce enough to tears to stay properly lubricated). For four weeks, each participant received acupuncture three times weekly. At the end of the treatment period, patients showed a decrease in dry eye symptoms and an increase in their eyes’ watery secretion.
Read more here: http://altmedicine.about.com/b/2011/01/25/acupuncture-for-dry-eye-relief.htm
