Could laughter be effective at curing dry eye?

Research finds that laughter could help with treating dry eye

Laughter may be as effective as drops for dry eye disease

Dry eye affects about 360 million people worldwide.
A study compared laughter exercise to lubricant eye drops for treating dry eye.
The study involved more than 280 participants over eight weeks.
Participants in the laughter exercise repeated specific phrases 30 times per session.
Laughter exercise was found to be as effective as eye drops in treating dry eye.

A recent study published in The BMJ has explored the potential of laughter as a treatment for dry eye, a condition that affects approximately 360 million people worldwide. Researchers from China and the UK conducted a study involving over 280 participants, who were randomly assigned to either a laughter exercise group or a control group receiving lubricant eye drops. The laughter exercise consisted of participants repeating specific phrases 30 times during five-minute sessions, four times a day for eight weeks. The findings revealed that laughter exercise was no less effective than traditional eye drops in alleviating dry eye symptoms, and participants in the laughter group also reported improved mental health scores, suggesting a dual benefit of this unconventional treatment.

A study suggests that laughter exercise may be as effective as lubricant eye drops for treating dry eye, which affects 360 million people globally. The research involved over 280 participants and showed improvements in both eye symptoms and mental health scores.

Laughter Exercise Found Effective for Dry Eye Treatment

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Laughter Exercise Found Effective for Dry Eye Treatment

9/12/2024

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