Objective To observe the clinical effect of auricular pressure combined with Chinese herbal medicine for amblyopia.Methods A total of 66 child patients with amblyopia were randomly divided into Chinese herbal medicine(control)and herbal medicine+auricular pressure(treatment)groups

with 33 patients in each group.The patients in the control group were treated with Chinese medical herbs as Danggui(RadixAngelicae Sinensis)

Gouqizi(Fructus Lycii)

Baijuhua(Flos Chrysanthemi)

Baizhu(Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)

Shudi(Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata)

Baishao(Radix Paeoniae Alba)

etc.according to syndrome differentiation

while the patients in the treatment group were treated by auricular pressure of otopoints Yan(Eye)

Gan(Liver)

Shen(Kidney)

Xin(Heart)

Mu 1(Eye-1)

Mu 2(Eye-2)

and Pi(Spleen)and herbal medicines(being the same to the control group).The treatment was conducted for 6months.After the treatment

the clinical effect

improvement degree of vision

onset time of improvement

and recurrence rate in the 3and 6months' follow-up visit were analyzed.Results Of the 45 and 47eyes in the treatment and control groups

22 and 15 were basically cured

12 and 5had marked improvement

9and 20 were improved

2and 7failed in the treatment

with the effective rates being 75.56% and42.55%

respectively.In comparison with pre-treatment

the visual acuity in both control group and treatment group were improved(P<0.05).The numbers of children who had improvement of visual acuity after 2weeks

one month in the control group and treatment group were 26 and 31eyes

10 and 11eyes

respectively.The recurrence rate 6months after the treatment was50.00%in the control group and 16.28%in the treatment group.The effective rate of the treatment group was significantly superior to that of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Auricular pressure combined with Chinese medical herb treatment is effective in improving visual acuity

and had a higher efficacy

faster action

and lower recurrence rate in amblyopia children in comparison with simple herbal medicine treatment.