Jiading Hospital of Traditional Medicine and
Huliong Middle School
Citation:
Wu, Z., Li, X., You, H., Dai, D., and Gao, Q., "Reflexology in Treating Adolescent Myopia: Observation of 34 Cases." 1994 China Reflexology Symposium Report, Beijing : China Reflexology Association, page 124.
Synopsis:
34 students with myopic were given 5-10 minutes of foot reflexology for 10 times which equaled one session (15-30 days) After two sessions, 10 (14.7%) increased by more than 0.5 in visual acuity, 23 (33.8%) increased by 0.25-0.40, and 24 (36.3%) by 0.1-0.25. The total curative rate being 83.8%
Conclusion:
Foot reflexology was found to be effective for the relief of adolescent myopia.