Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
本病初起，白睛混赤水肿；口渴便干，耳前多伴有臀核，按之疼痛；舌质干，苔燥，脉数有力
Plain-Language Explanation:
- At the early stage, the white part of the eye becomes congested, red, and swollen.
- There may be thirst accompanied by dry stools.
- In front of the ear, a ‘tun he’ (a boil-like hard nodule) often appears, which is painful when pressed.
- When extending the tongue, the tongue surface appears dry.
- The tongue coating is dry.
- Upon pulse examination, the pulse is relatively rapid and forceful.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清热泻肺，明目退翳
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help clear internal fire and drain lung heat, relieving cough, sore throat, and thick yellow phlegm.
- May help improve ocular clarity and reduce blurred vision caused by nebula and opacity.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
黑睛病变较重，星翳簇生，畏光流泪，视物模糊，抱轮红赤；兼见口苦咽干，便秘溲赤；舌质红，苔黄，脉弦数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The cornea is more severely damaged, and lesions in the ‘black of the eye’ (cornea) are relatively pronounced.
- Clusters of star-like white opacities appear on the corneal surface (known as ‘xing yi cu sheng’ or clustered star nebula).
- There is sensitivity to light, with glare and photophobia, and tearing is easily induced.
- Vision becomes blurred and unclear.
- A ring of redness and congestion appears around the cornea (referred to as ‘bao lun hong chi’ or ciliary flush).
- There is a bitter taste in the mouth, and the throat feels dry and uncomfortable.
- Stools are dry and difficult to pass, and urine is yellowish-red in color.
- When extending the tongue, the tongue body appears reddish.
- The tongue coating is yellow, and the tongue surface looks yellowish.
- Upon pulse examination, the pulse is wiry like a tightened string and is somewhat rapid.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清肝泻火，明目退翳
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help reduce liver fire and relieve internal heat discomforts such as red eyes, irritability, bitter taste, and hypochondriac distension.
- May help improve ocular clarity and reduce blurred vision caused by nebula and opacity.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
病变后期白睛红赤渐退，但黑睛星翳未尽，仍怕光流泪，视物不清；舌红少津，脉细数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- In the later stage of the disease, the redness of the white of the eye gradually subsides, but the star-like opacities on the corneal surface have not yet fully resolved.
- Photophobia persists; exposure to bright light causes discomfort and easy tearing.
- Vision remains unclear; blurred sight affects daily activities.
- When extending the tongue, the tongue color tends to be red, and the tongue surface appears dry with little moisture.
- Upon pulse examination, the pulse is thin and tends to be rapid, beating somewhat faster.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
滋阴祛邪，退翳明目
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help replenish body fluids and provide internal nourishment, expelling adverse factors to achieve a more stable state.
- May help reduce ocular nebula and opacity, making vision clearer.
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