The Safety and Effectiveness of Treatment in Glaucoma Patients by using Bong Tor Technique with Rattan Thorns

Abstract

This Quasi-Experimental Research with two-group pretest-posttest design aimed to investigate the safety and the effectiveness of glaucoma treatment using bong-tor with rattan thorn. The study population consisted of glaucoma patients who received treatment at the outpatient department of Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital, Medical Services Department, Bangkok was 30 patients. The research instrument consists of 2 parts: a personal data record form and information about illness, including congenital diseases and medications taken regularly Form for recording intraocular pressure and visual acuity values. Data analysis was frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, with statistical hypothesis testing Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test and Mann-Whitney U Test. The findings revealed that: The safety of bong-tor with rattan thorn on the back showed no abnormalities in the volunteers, with only minor wounds caused by the pricking the needle, and no signs of inflammation or infection in the volunteers. The effectiveness of bong-tor with rattan thorn in reducing intraocular pressure was statistically significant at the 0.014 level, with post-experimental intraocular pressure levels significantly lower than pre-experimental levels in the left eye and the right eye statistically significant too at the 0.019 level. The visibility value was found to be the visual acuity values pre and post- experimental were not different. Benefits from this study you will receive information that confirms safety. And the effectiveness of treating glaucoma with bitter rattan thorns which can be used to develop or prepare medical practice guidelines and professional standards in Thai traditional medicine