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Cross-sectionalJournal of integrative medicine · 2026

Attitude, perception and practice towards traditional Chinese medicine among Chinese ophthalmic patients: A cross-sectional study.

Sha Li, Ying Wang, Ming Zhong … Chun-Yan Zhao
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OphthalmologyCross-sectional

Ophthalmic patients over 80 had higher odds of prior traditional Chinese medicine use

Attitude, perception and practice towards traditional Chinese medicine among Chinese ophthalmic patients: A cross-sectional study.

Sha Li … Chun-Yan Zhao
Journal of integrative medicine · 2026
Purpose

To achieve better therapeutic effects of combining traditional Chinese medicine (traditional Chinese medicine) with Western medicine through exploring the attitude, perception and practice of Chinese ophthalmic patients towards traditional Chinese medicine.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted through a questionnaire between July 1 and July 15, 2025, at the Department of Ophthalmology in a hospital in Shanghai.

n = 1000 included participants
Results

eye patients over 80 were more likely to have tried traditional Chinese medicine before

OR 2.32 (95% CI 1.16 to 4.63)
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1.16
4.63
CI excludes the null - significant
More results

The patient-evaluated effects of traditional Chinese medicine therapies between groups were different (P < 0.001).

Chinese ophthalmic patients are not very optimistic about traditional Chinese medicine, but there is still great room for progress and improvement.

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Conclusion · 1 of 3

Both traditional Chinese medicine doctors and ophthalmologists should work on how to enhance popularization of traditional Chinese medicine culture and promote traditional Chinese medicine health literacy of the ophthalmic patients.

Conclusion · 2 of 3

In the future, the application of traditional Chinese medicine therapies in the department of ophthalmology should be vigorously strengthened.

Conclusion · 3 of 3

Please cite this article as: Li S, Wang Y, Zhong M, Sun WF, Zhang R, Gao GP, Cui X, Su QY, Zou FY, Zhang M, Li N, Meng X, Wu GQ, Chu TT, Liu XN, Zhao CY.

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