Abstract:Objective To study the clinical effect of Qiju Dihuang Pill combined with sodium hyaluronate eye drops in the treatment of xerophthalmia.Methods A total of 104 xerophthalmia patients admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology of Nantong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were selected and divided into study group and control group by the random number table method, with 52 cases in each group. The control group was treated with sodium hyaluronate eye drops, while the study group was additionally given Qiju Dihuang Pill. The clinical effects of the two groups were compared. The positive rate of Schirmer I test (SIT), tear breakup time (BUT), and the levels of lysozyme, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and lactoferrin (LF) in tears before and after the treatment were also compared between the two groups.Results The overall effective rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the positive rate of SIT and BUT between the two groups before the treatment (P > 0.05), while the positive rate of SIT and BUT after the treatment in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences of the positive rate of SIT and BUT before and after the treatment in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the levels of lysozyme, EGF and LF in tears between the two groups before the treatment (P > 0.05). After the treatment, the levels of lysozyme, EGF and LF in tears of the study group were higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05), and the differences of the levels of lysozyme, EGF and LF in tears before and after the treatment in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusions Qiju Dihuang Pill combined with sodium hyaluronate eye drops shows great efficacy in the treatment of xerophthalmia by significantly improving basic tear secretion.