Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham , Alabama , USA and.
Curr Eye Res. 2013 Dec;38(12):1283-7. doi: 10.3109/02713683.2013.822086. Epub 2013 Aug 23.
To determine the prevalence, types and characteristics associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use to treat eye-related diseases and conditions.
The 2002 and 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) was used to identify participants, 18 years of age and older, who completed the Adult Alternative Health/Complementary and Alternative Medicine questionnaire. Characteristics for those who reported CAM use for eye diseases and conditions and those who did not were compared; the types of CAM and the eye diseases and conditions for their use were also reported.
In 2002, an estimated 0.1% of US adults reported using at least one of eight CAM therapies for eye-related problems; in 2007 the prevalence of CAM use for eye diseases and conditions had increased to 0.3%. In both 2002 and 2007, those who reported CAM use for eye diseases and conditions were more likely to be older, female, white and married. In both 2002 and 2007, the most common types of CAM therapies used were natural herbs and vitamin supplements. Macular degeneration was the most common condition for which CAM therapies were used.
The study suggests that there is a small and perhaps increasing proportion of the US population that uses CAM for eye diseases and conditions. Further research is needed to determine the use and effectiveness of CAM for ophthalmologic purposes.
确定治疗眼部疾病和病症时使用补充和替代医学（CAM）的流行率、类型和特征。
使用 2002 年和 2007 年全国健康访谈调查（NHIS）来确定年龄在 18 岁及以上、完成成人替代健康/补充和替代医学问卷的参与者。比较了报告 CAM 用于眼部疾病和病症的患者和未报告 CAM 用于眼部疾病和病症的患者的特征；还报告了他们使用的 CAM 类型和眼部疾病和病症。
2002 年，估计有 0.1%的美国成年人报告至少使用了八种 CAM 疗法中的一种来治疗与眼睛相关的问题；2007 年，CAM 用于眼部疾病和病症的患病率已增加到 0.3%。在 2002 年和 2007 年，报告使用 CAM 治疗眼部疾病和病症的患者更有可能年龄较大、女性、白人且已婚。在 2002 年和 2007 年，最常见的 CAM 疗法是天然草药和维生素补充剂。黄斑变性是最常见的使用 CAM 疗法的病症。
该研究表明，有一小部分（或许在增加）美国人口使用 CAM 治疗眼部疾病和病症。需要进一步研究以确定 CAM 在眼科方面的使用和有效性。
