Retinal vein occlusion is a kind of refractory retinal vascular disease. Tissue ischemia, hypoxia and secondary macular edema caused by retinal vein occlusion are the main causes and common complications affecting visual acuity, which belongs to the category of "collateral stasis storm blindness" in traditional Chinese medicine. Ancient medical scientists have accumulated rich experience in its treatment. In this paper, the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease were sorted out through literature review, and blood stasis was analyzed as the main pathogenesis of retinal vein obstruction, and four treatment methods including syndrome differentiation, stage treatment, external treatment and Chinese patent medicine were summarized, in order to provide reference for the clinical treatment of retinal vein obstruction by traditional Chinese medicine.

Yang Yurong, Lei Xiaoqin, Li Yuwei, Xue Wenjie, Wang Jiale, Zhu Jinyipu. Research Progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Retinal Vein Occlusion. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 9: 111-115. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2023.050918.

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