AIM: To explore the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese acupuncture combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy onoculomotor nerve palsy patients.

METHODS: From May 2005 to September 2012, 110 cases ofoculomotor palsy were divided into treatment group and control group with 55 cases in each group according to different methods of treatment. The control group received rehabilitation therapy, the treatment group received acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy. Before and after 8wk treatment, the light reflex, diopter case, eye fissure width, and eye movement to improve the overall efficiency of the situation were observed between the two groups.

RESULTS: After treatment of 8wk, light reflex,diopter case, eye fissure width, and eye movement therapy total effective rate of the treatment group were all better than the control group(P<0.05); The eye movement improved in the treatment were 47 cases which accounting for 85.5%, in the control group there were 36 cases which accounting for 65.5%, the treatment group had a higher improvement(P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: Acupuncture therapy combined with rehabilitation training method significantly reduces the oculomotor nerve palsy in patients with clinical symptoms and improves the patient's quality of life.