Effect of Blood-Flow-Activating and Blood-Stasis-Removing Herbal Medicine on the Vision of Primary Glaucoma Patients / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of blood-flow-activating and blood-stasis-removing herbal medicine on the vision of primary glaucoma patients.Methods A retrospective study was carried out in 60 eyes of primary glaucoma from 32 cases.The cases were allocated to Group A and Group B.Group A(n=33 eyes)was treated with routine drugs of lowering intraocular pressure and operation and Group B(n=27 eyes)with blood-flow-activating and blood-stasis-removing herbal medicine additionally.Results After treatment,the vision of 8 eyes( 24.24%)in Group A and 16 eyes ( 59.26%)in Group B was improved,and the difference was significant(P 0.05).Conclusion Blood-flow-activating and blood-stasis-removing herbal medicine combined with routine treatment is helpful for the increase of vision of primary glaucoma.