With the accelerated pace of society and the increase of life pressure,the incidence of dry eye is rising year by year.Dry eye,also known as corneal desiccation,is a ocular surface injured disease caused by the damage of the tear homeostasis,eye discomfort and neurosensory abnormalities and other factors,the specific manifestations are the eyes dry,easy to fatigue,itchy eyes,a foreign body sensation,burning pain,etc..The main methods of modern medicine for its treatment are the artificial tear substitution therapy and anti-inflammatory treatment,etc..The short-term curative effect is adequate,but the symptoms are easy to recur,with many adverse reactions.Dry eye is attributed to the exhaustion of spirit water,white astringent syndrome and other categories,which refers to the white eye is not red and not swollen while self-conscious of dryness in the eye.Chinese medicine believes that the liver is in charge of drainage,opening the orifices of the eye,the liver is in charge of the storage of blood,blood and fluids is with the same source,transforming into the tears,moistening and nourishing the eyeballs.Because of wind,fire,meridians and visceral deficiency and other factors,Yin and blood deficiency is not enough to produce fluid,so the eyes are dry.Environmental pollution and other external stimuli can injury the eye veins and collaterals,so that the blood and fluids can not moisturize the eyes.Because of prolonged visual injury to the blood,blood deficiency is occurred,causing the loss of fluids and tears,the eyes lose moisturizing.Combined with the modern medicine there is a relationship between the liver and eyes in the physiology,pathology of the many complex and close links,a Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment system of"liver disease affects eye"and"eye disease affects liver"has been formed,which indicates that the liver has an important position in the pathogenesis of dry eye,and a variety of therapies should be carried out with the liver as the main focus in the clinic.Nowadays,the treatment of dry eye based on liver has been accepted by many doctors and widely used in clinic,and the clinical efficacy is remarkable.
LiverDry eyeSyndrome differentiation and and treatmentAcupuncture
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