AIM:To explore the clinical efficacy of physical therapy in the treatment of hyperevaporative dry eyes.

METHODS: From October 2018 to April 2019, 70 patients(140 eyes)with evaporative dry eye were diagnosed in the ophthalmology clinic of the Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Randomly divide the patients into 35 cases(70 eyes)in the control group for basic treatment(sodium hyaluronate eye drops), and 35 cases(70 eyes)in the treatment group underwent acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine iontophoresis treatment based on the control group. 1 time/d, treatment 3wk(treatment 6d, rest 1d). Before and after treatment, the tear height(TMH), tear film rupture time(BUT), Schirmer Ⅰ test(SⅠt), and corneal fluorescein staining(FL)were observed.

RESULTS: The pre-treatment data of the TMH treatment group and the control group were 0.21(0.15, 0.27)and 0.21(0.15, 0.28)mm respectively; the postoperative data of the treatment group and the control group were 0.24(0.21, 0.29), 0.23(0.19, 0.29)mm. The comparison between groups was P<0.05. The preoperative data of the SⅠt treatment group and the control group were 5.00(3.00, 7.00)and 6.00(4.00, 7.00)mm/5min respectively; the postoperative data of the treatment group and the control group were 10.00(8.00, 12.00), 7.00(6.00, 8.00)mm/5min. The preoperative data of the BUT treatment group and the control group were 2.75(1.38, 6.15)and 3.25(1.38, 5.03)s respectively; the postoperative data of the treatment group and the control group were 8.90(6.90, 12.85), 7.15(5.40, 9.53)s. The preoperative data of the SⅠt treatment group and the control group were 4.50(3.00, 6.00)and 5.00(3.00, 6.00)min respectively; the postoperative data of the treatment group and the control group were 1.00(0.75, 2.00), 3.00(2.00, 4.00)min, the comparison between groups was P>0.05. Comparison of the data difference between the treatment group and the control group before and after showed that the treatment group had a more significant effect than the control group(P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: Physical therapy has a significant clinical effect in treating dry eyes with excessive evaporation, and it is worthy of clinical recommendation.