Clinical effect of subcutaneous injecting the compound anisodine besides the superficial temporal artery combined with danhong iontophoresis in treatment of blepharospasm with dry eye

Abstract

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of subcutaneous injecting the compound anisodine besides the superficial temporal artery combined with danhong iontophoresis in treatment of blepharospasm with dry eye. Methods The clinical data of 64 patients (75 eyes) with blepharospasm and dry eye treated in The Second People′s Hospital of Lianyungang were collected from September 2014 to June 2016. According to the digital table method, the patients were randomly divided into control group and treatment group. Among them, there were 30 cases (34 eyes) in the control group and 34 cases (41 eyes) in the treatment group. 30 cases (34 eyes) enrolled in the control group were treated with oral mecobalamin capsule and sodium hyaluronate eye drops. On the basis of the control group′s treatments, 34 cases (41 eyes) enrolled in the treatment group were treated by injecting the compound anisodine besides the superficial temporal artery combined with Danhong iontophoresis. Before and after treatment, two groups of patients were examined in classification of blepharospasm, SchirmerⅠtest (SIt), breakup time (BUT), and corneal fluorescent staining, respectively. SIt wetted length, BUT, and corneal fluorescein staining scores were presented as mean ± standard deviation(±s), and compared by independent samples t-test between two groups, and compared by paired samples t-test before and after treatment. The intensity of blepharospasm was divided into four grades, and the results were compared by Kruskal-Wallis H rank sum test. The therapeutic effect of blepharospasm was expressed as the number of cases and percentage (%), and the total effective rate was compared by chi square test. Results Before the treatment, the results of SIt, BUT and corneal fluorescent staining in the control group were (2.43±1.17) mm/5 min, (2.67±1.03) s and (5.10±1.71) points; after treatment, they were (10.00±2.99) mm/5 min, (9.10±2.44) s and (1.67±1.15) points, respectively. The results of SIt, BUT and corneal fluorescent staining were compared in the control group before and after treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (t=9.12, 10.26, 5.48; P 0.05). However, comparing the results of SIt, BUT and corneal fluorescent staining between the treatment group and control group, after the treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (t=3.88, 5.00, 2.25; P 0.05). But after the treatment, there was statistical difference in the total effective rate which was 94.12% in the treatment group and 80.00% in the control group (χ2=6.94, P<0.05). Conclusion Subcutaneous injecting the compound anisodine besides the superficial temporal artery combined with Danhong iontophoresis is efficient in the treatment of blepharospasm and dry eye. Key words: Blepharospasm; Dry eye; Compound anisodine; Iontophoresis