Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy of combined therapy of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine on complications of phacoemulsification. Method: Ninety-six patients performed routine phacoemulsification surgery were randomly divided into observation group (n=48) and control group (n=48).There were 60 eyes in the control group

which were treated with bramycin dexamethasone oculentum (interval between application:4-6 h)

pranoprofen eye drops(interval between application: 2-4 h) and levofloxacin hydrochloride eye drops (interval between application: 2-4 h) for 4 weeks.There were 62 eyes in the observation group

on the basis of the western medicines in control group

patients in the observation group were orally taken Qinggan Mingmu Fang

1 dose daily for 8 weeks.The eyesight

anterior chamber reaction

corneal endothelial count

posterior capsule opacification incidence and the residual cortical absorption were observed at 1 d

1

8

12

24 weeks after surgery. Result: The recovery of eyesight in the observation group was better than the control group at 1

8

12

24 weeks after surgery(P<0.01).The anterior chamber reaction in the observation group was lower than that in the control group at 1

8 weeks after surgery(P<0.01).The corneal endothelial counts in the observation group were higher than the control group at 1

8

12

24 weeks after surgery(P<0.01).The rate of occurrence of after-cataract in the observation group was lower than that in the control group at 8

12

24 weeks after surgery(P<0.05).The cortical absorption in the observation group was superior to the control group at 1

8

12

24 weeks after surgery(P<0.05

P<0.01). Conclusion: Combination of Chinese and western medicine could suppress anterior chamber reaction after phacoemulsification

facilitate corneal endothelial cells regeneration

improve residual cortical absorption

decrease rate of occurrence of after-cataract and promote eyesight recovery.