Dry eye after cataract surgery is one of the common complications of cataract phacoemulsification. Its typical symptoms are eye dryness, foreign body sensation, tearing, burning, etc. The auxiliary examination is shortened tear break-up time (BUT) and corneal fluorescent staining ( FL) positivity is the main diagnostic basis. Artificial tears, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other topical eye drops are commonly used in clinical treatment. In recent years, internal and external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine has been quite effective in alleviating and treating dry eye after cataract surgery, especially moderate to severe and chronic dry eye. The pathogenesis of dry eye after cataract surgery and the progress of traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatments in recent years are reviewed as follows.

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