Therapeutic Effect on Herpes Simplex Keratitis with Combined Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine

Objective To analyse the clinical therapeutic effect on herpes simplex keratitis(HSK) with combined treatment of traditional chinese medicine(TCM) and western medicine.Methods We recruited 32 patients(32 eyes) with the HSK,including 23 primary and 9 recurrent,and treated them with our Chinese medicinal formulae and 0.1% acyclovir(ACV) and ofloxacin eyedrops,and mydreasis with compled tropicamide or 1% atropine eye drops if complicating uveitis.We compared the physical signs before and after the treatment such as the scope、deepness and the curing days.Results The 21/21 patients of wallow types of HSK was over-all cured,the effectivenss rate is 100%,the average curing time is 12.8 days.The 10/11 patients of deep types of HSK was cured,the effectiveness rate is 90.9%,the average curing time is 21.1 days.Conclusion The combined treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine has high curing rate and low recurrence rate.