Objective To observe the clinical effect of eye acupuncture in treating resistant hypertension from spleen and stomach. Methods 97 patients with resistant hypertension were given eye acupuncture treatment

as they kept their oral medication with same dose as before. Main points for eye acupuncture were at spleen and stomach region

while auxiliary points were at liver and kidney region. The treatment was given once every day

except Sunday

for 8 weeks. Random blood pressure

24-hour ambulatory blood pressure

blood pressure load

and blood pressure variability of patients were observed before and after treatment. Clinical effect and standard-reaching rate of blood pressure according to blood pressure improvement were evaluated. Results Four cases dropped out during the trial.After treatment

77 cases were effective in total of 93 cases

with total effective rate was 82. 79%; 75 patients had normal blood pressure

and the normal blood pressure rate was 80. 65%. After treatment for 4 or 8 weeks

the systolic blood pressure（ SBP） and diastolic blood pressure（ DBP） of patients were both decreased（ P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01）

especially after treatment for 8 weeks（ P < 0. 05）. After 8 weeks of treatment

24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring showed that SBP and DBP

blood pressure load

and blood pressure variability were all lower than that before treatment（ P < 0. 05）. Conclusion Eye acupuncture at spleen and stomach region combined with basic medication could well control blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension. Thus the damage for heart

kidney

brain and other target organs was decreased.