中醫治療角結膜乾燥症（Keratoconjunctivitis sicca）之案例分析

Chinese Medicine Treatment of Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca: A Case Report

施睿宏(Ruey-Horng Shih) ； 沈蘊之(Yun-Chih Shen) ； 曾鳳儀(Fong-Yi Tseng) ； 張東迪(Tung-Ti Chang) ； 鄭振鴻(Chen-Hung Cheng)

《中醫內科醫學雜誌》 11卷1期 (2013/06) Pp. 72-79

https://doi.org/10.7102/JTCIM.201306_11(1).0008

摘要

目前西醫對角結膜乾燥症（乾眼症）之治療並沒有很好的處理方式，大多數仍以抗發炎葯物配合抗生素並消極性補充人工淚液以求減緩症狀，但是長期下來療效會越來越差，越來越多的患者會轉求中醫治療。本文內容為一位長期為乾眼症所苦之39歲婦女之治療經過。本文運用中醫傳統理論進行辨證論治，以常見之濃縮中藥治療並成功大幅改善病患症狀與生活品質，提供醫界臨床參考。

關鍵字

乾眼症 ； 用藥時機 ； 濃縮中藥

並列摘要

Western medicine treatment of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye) was not well handled. Anti-inflammatory drugs with antibiotics and artificial tears were common used to reduce symptoms. But the long-term efficacy of these drugs is getting worse. Therefore increasing number of patients seeks Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment in Taiwan. This paper describes a treatment for a 39-year-old woman suffering from dry eye for several years. In this paper, we applied the theory of TCM for diagnosis and treatment of dry eye. The common concentrated Chinese medicine powders were used to control symptoms and improve the patient's quality of life. This article provides a good experience in treatment of dry eye.

並列關鍵字

keratoconjunctivitis sicca ； Timing of medication ； concentrated Chinese medicine powders

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