Name: Chen.

Sex: Female.

Age: 19 years.

Occupation: A college-student.

Chief Complaint: Blurred vision of both eyes for 6 years.

History of Present Illness: Six years ago, the patient was a middle school student. At that time, she got blurred vision of both eyes slowly because of her hard study. Especially the things in the distance couldn' t be seen clearly while the things around her could be seen clearly. Through some physical examination, the illness was diagnosed as "Ametropia, Myopia. "She had been treated with some kinds of eye drop, relaxation and keep fit massage, but there was no obvious curative effect on her. Then she began wearing a pair of glasses whose diopter was 350¡ã to improve her vision. In the recent days, she felt her vision became poorer and poorer so that she couldn' t see things clearly. Then she came here for treatment on September 7,1997.

Physical Examination: The patient was conscious with a normal general condition. The pulse was soggy and thready. The tongue was red with a thin layer of white fur. Both eyes' outward appearance was normal. The vision of the sinister eye was 0.3; the vision of the dextral eye was 0.4. There wasn't other abnormal sign.

Diagnosis: Ametropia: myopia.

Differentiation: It's asthenia of heart and spleen due to too much contemplation, which caused the eyes couldn't be nourished well by qi and blood. So that the divine light of the eyes became lusterless.

Therapeutic Principle: Nourishing heart and invigorating spleen; elevating qi and blood to eyes.

Recipe:

DangShen,Pilose Asiabell Root 80g

BaiZhu,Bighead Atractylodes Rhizome 80g

FuShen,Poria with Hostwood 50g

MaiYa,Germinated Barley 80g

YuanZhi,Polygala Root 30g

ShiChangPu,Grassleaved Sweetflag Rhizome 40g

ChuanXiong,Chuanxiong Rhizome 50g

ShengMa,Cimicifuga Rhizome 30g

ShengHuangQi,Raw Milkvetch Root 80g

DangGui,Chinese Angelica Root 50g

TuSiZi,Dodder Seed 35g

ManJingZi,Chastetree Fruit 35g

ChaiHu,Bupleurum Root 20g

GouQiZi,Wolfberry Fruit 35g

ShaYuanZi,Flatstem Astragalus Seed 35g

ZhiGanCao,Prepared Liquorice Root 15g

All the above drugs were to be ground into fine powder, the powder should be mixed with some honey together to make pills. She should take 9g of the pills each time, twice a day. In the same period, it's important to have plenty of relaxation in order to save her vision. She was told to look far into the distance more than 1 hour each day.