Objective To observe clinical curative effect of acupuncture combined with western medicine in treating acquired paralytic strabismus. Methods Randomly divided 60 patients with acquired paralytic strabismus into a treatment group and a control group

with 30 cases in each group. The control group accepted compound anisodine injection for subcutaneous injection beside superficial temporal artery and oral administration of neurotrophic drugs.The treatment group accepted acupuncture treatment in addition to the treatment of the control group. Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. Before and after treatment

measured the ocular symptom scores

including eye position deviation

eyeball movement obstacle

diplopia

the first squint angle being greater than the second

compensatory head posture and evaluated the clinical curative effect. Results The clinical curative rate in the treatment group was 40. 0% and the total effective rate was 93. 4%

which in the control group were 10. 0% and 66. 7% respectively.The total effective rate and curative rate in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group（ P < 0. 05）. After treatment

the improvement in the total ocular symptom score and diplopia

deviation of eye position

eyeball movement disorder scores were superior to those in the control group（ P < 0. 05）. Conclusion Acupuncture combined with western medicine was superior to simple western medicine in treating acquired paralytic strabismus

and could significantly improve the eye symptom.