Adjuvant effect of flavored Siwu granules for phlegm and blood stasis mutual junction retinal vein occlusion

• Main Authors: Yun-Jia Zhou, Guo-Long Gu, Ai-Ping Xiao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2016-07-01
• Series: Guoji Yanke Zazhi
• Subjects: flavored siwu granules; retinal vein occlusion; traditional Chinese medicine treatment
• Online Access: http://ies.ijo.cn/cn_publish/2016/7/201607029.pdf

AIM: To evaluate the effect of flavored Siwu granules in the clinical adjuvant treatment for phlegm and blood stasis mutual junction retinal vein occlusion. <p>METHODS: Sixty patients(60 eyes)were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, both with retinal laser photocoagulation and intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide, but the treatment group used flavored siwu granules. Vision, fundus change, fundus fluorescein angiography, clinical syndrome of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), hemorheology examination and safety assessment were evaluated before and 8wk after treatment. <p>RESULTS: At 8wk after treatment, there were differences on vision improvement, retinal circulation time, whole blood low shear viscosity and total efficient rate of clinical syndrome of TCM, compared with control group(<i>P</i><0.05).<p>CONCLUSION:Flavored siwu granules adjuvant for phlegm and blood stasis mutual junction retinal vein occlusion can improve visual acuity and reduce the eye complications.