Age-Related Macular Degeneration
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
视物模糊，或视物变形，眼前暗影，眼底后极部有渗出性浅脱，或反复发生黄斑部出血。可伴头昏乏力，神疲倦怠，眼易疲劳，纳呆便溏，舌淡苔白，脉弱
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Blurred vision, or distorted shapes of objects.
- Shadows appear in front of the eyes, obstructing vision.
- The retina at the back of the eye may be slightly detached due to exudation, or there is recurrent bleeding in the central fundus area.
- Dizziness with a heavy sensation and fatigue.
- Mental fatigue and lack of motivation to move.
- Eyes easily become fatigued.
- Poor appetite, with loose stools.
- Pale tongue with a white coating.
- Weak pulse.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
健脾益气，滋养肝目
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Supports digestion and absorption, replenishes physical strength and qi, helping to reduce fatigue and shortness of breath.
- Provides internal nourishment and enhances liver support, helping the eyes become more moist and clear.
- When appetite and energy improve, eye tolerance increases and vision becomes more stable.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
视物模糊，或眼前固定暗影，眼目干涩。眼底黄斑区域性色素上皮萎缩，或渗出前期或瘢痕期病变。可伴眼目干涩、头晕耳鸣、腰膝酸软、失眠多梦；舌质红、苔少，脉细
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Blurred vision with difficulty distinguishing details.
- A fixed dark shadow in front of the eye obstructs vision.
- Dry and gritty eyes, prone to stinging and discomfort.
- The pigment layer in the central macula atrophies, with localized thinning and weakening of structures.
- Early signs of exudative changes in the macula, or scar-like lesions have already formed.
- Recurrent dryness and grittiness of the eyes, more pronounced after prolonged use.
- Dizziness with heaviness, and persistent ringing in the ears (tinnitus).
- Soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees, with increased fatigue after prolonged activity.
- Difficulty falling asleep, frequent dreaming, and restless sleep.
- The tongue is reddish with a relatively bright color.
- Thin or minimal tongue coating.
- The pulse is thin and fine when palpated.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
滋补肝肾，养肝明目
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Replenishes essence and blood of the liver and kidney, and boosts energy reserves, helping to relieve soreness of the lower back and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, and fatigue.
- Strengthens bones, sinews, and stamina, helping to reduce night sweats, cold intolerance, and physical decline.
- Improves liver nourishment and moistens the eyes, helping to relieve dryness, soreness, and blurred vision, so that objects appear clearer and more stable.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
视物变形，视物发暗，黄斑区色素紊乱，玻璃膜疣形成，中心凹反光消失，或黄斑出血、渗出及水肿。全身可伴胸膈满闷，眩晕心悸，肢体乏力；舌苔白腻或黄腻，脉沉滑或弦滑
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Objects appear distorted and deformed, and straight lines appear bent.
- Vision is noticeably darker, with decreased brightness and unclear details.
- Uneven color distribution in the macula, with varied shades in localized areas.
- Yellowish-white small granular deposits are visible in the central fundus.
- The central foveal reflex disappears, and the central light reflection is no longer visible.
- Bleeding, exudation, swelling, and fluid accumulation may occur in the macula.
- Chest tightness and discomfort, with a sensation of blockage in the chest and diaphragm area.
- Dizziness, blurry vision, palpitations, and a tendency to feel uneasy.
- Weakness and fatigue in the limbs, more pronounced after activity.
- The tongue coating is white and greasy, or yellow and greasy.
- The pulse is deep and slippery, or tense and slippery.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
化痰祛湿，益气健脾
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps to resolve sticky phlegm and expel dampness, reducing coughing with profuse phlegm, chest tightness, heaviness, and a heavy sensation in the head and body.
- Enhances digestion, absorption, and physical strength, helping to improve poor appetite, abdominal bloating, loose stools, and fatigue.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
多见湿性年龄相关性黄斑变性。突然一眼视物模糊或视物变形；黄斑出血、渗出和水肿。伴口干欲饮，潮热面赤，五心烦热，盗汗多梦，腰酸膝软。舌质红、苔少，脉数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Commonly seen in age-related eye diseases with abnormal new blood vessels in the macula.
- Sudden blurring or distortion of vision in one eye.
- Bleeding and exudation appear in the central fundus, accompanied by swelling and fluid accumulation.
- Dry mouth with a constant desire to drink water, persistent thirst and discomfort.
- Episodes of heat rising, with noticeable facial flushing and warmth.
- Heat and irritability in the palms, soles, and chest, with restlessness.
- Excessive sweating at night with frequent dreaming, and restless sleep.
- Soreness and heaviness in the lower back, with weak and unstable knees.
- The tongue is red, with little or no coating.
- The pulse is noticeably rapid, about 90 to 130 beats per minute at rest.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
滋阴降火，凉血止血
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Replenishes body fluids and internal nourishment, subdues internal heat, helping to relieve dry mouth and throat, irritability, and heat sensations.
- Cools the blood and astringes to stop bleeding, helping to reduce bleeding tendency and redness with a burning sensation.
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