AIM: To observe the clinical efficacy of fumigation treatment of traditional Chinese medicine(Four Yellow Qing Ling Water)for dry eye, and to provide the reference for clinical treatment of dry eye.

METHODS: Totally 82 patients(164 eyes)were randomly divided into two groups from June 2016 to December 2016 in Ophthalmology Department of our hospital. The patients in control group were given artificial tears; the patients in the observation group were given artificial tears and fumigation treatment of traditional Chinese(Four Yellow Qing Ling Water)once a day. After treatment for 14d, the Schirmer Ⅰ test(SⅠt), break-up time(BUT), cornea fluorescein staining(FL)and clinical efficacy of two groups were compared.

RESULTS: The efficiency rate of observation group was significantly better than the control group(87.8% vs 70.7%, P<0.5). The SⅠt and BUT in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group(8.43±2.51mm/5min vs 6.38±2.52mm/5min, P<0.05; 8.60±2.47s vs 6.35±2.29s, P<0.05); the FL in the observation group(0.84±0.75 vs 1.26±0.84, P<0.05)significantly lower than those in the control group.

CONCLUSION: The fumigation treatment of traditional Chinese medicine(Four Yellow Qing Ling Water)combined with artificial tears for dry eyes can improve the clinical symptoms of dry eye syndrome.