Background: Stye and chalazion is common disease and can be treated by western medicine or traditional medicine. Treating stye and chalazion by traditional medicines, including acupuncture, do not usually have side-effects. This study aims to describe the treatment results of stye and chalazion disease by acupuncture method at traditional medicine department - Thai Nguyen medical college. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conduct from March 2015 to October 2015 at traditional medicine department - Thai Nguyen medical college. Results: Almost study subjects were female (90 percent). The typical clinical symptoms: swell (96,7 percent); pain (93,3 percent); turn red color (93,3 percent); discomfort (100 percent); pus (13,3 percent). The rate of patient had stye was 76,7 percent and chalazion was 23,2 percent. Treatment by acupuncture had high rate of good treatment (86,7 percent); the rate of decreasing disease was 13.3 percent. None of patients failed in the treatment. Conclusion: Acupuncture is an effective treatment method for stye and chalazion disease.
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