title: [The modality of Huoxue-Huayu in treatment of retinal vein occlusion].
abstract: 80 patients with retinal vein occlusion were randomly divided into 2 groups A and B to be treated with Fundus-III (a composite herbal recipe for Huoxue-Huayu or invigoration of blood circulation and reduction of blood stasis) and urokinase respectively for 1 month. The visual acuity in group A was remarkably improved while that in group B did not change. The extravasated retinal blood was evidently absorbed in 92.7% of the cases in group A and in 66.7% of those in group B, the difference being significant. Fundus-III also improved the retinal circulation, decreased the whole blood viscosity and fibrinogen content, and reduced leakage of the retinal capillaries. The total effective rates were 83.7% in group A and 58.7% in group B, with significant statistical difference between the 2 groups (P < 0.01).
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Teaching Hospital of Chengdu College of TCM.
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000187:drug effects; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator