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Pulse: The eyes are essentially a fire disease; the Heart and Liver pulses are frequently rapid and surging (Hong). If these appear at the Right Cun and Guan positions, it indicates an upward rush of Ministerial Fire (Xiang Huo).

The human eyes are like the sun and moon in the sky. They observe all things and perceive the finest details without exception. When the sun and moon become dim for a time, it is caused by wind, clouds, thunder, and rain. Similarly, blindness or visual impairment is caused by damage from the four climatic factors (Si Qi) and the seven emotions (Qi Qing). Generally speaking, the eyes are the gathering place of the essence of the five Zang organs and are vital to the whole body. Therefore, the five Zang organs correspond to the Five Wheels (Wu Lun), and the Eight Trigrams correspond to the Eight Palaces (Ba Kuo).
The Five Wheels are as follows: The Liver belongs to Wood, called the Wind Wheel (Feng Lun), corresponding to the cornea/pupil area (Wu Jing) in the eye; the Heart belongs to Fire, called the Fire Wheel (Huo Lun), corresponding to the canthi (corners of the eyes); the Spleen belongs to Earth, called the Flesh Wheel (Rou Lun), corresponding to the upper and lower eyelids; the Lung belongs to Metal, called the Qi Wheel (Qi Lun), corresponding to the sclera (white part of the eye); the Kidney belongs to Water, called the Water Wheel (Shui Lun), corresponding to the pupil.
As for the Eight Palaces, they have names but no fixed positions. The Gallbladder corresponds to the Heaven Palace (Tian Kuo); the Bladder to the Earth Palace (Di Kuo); the Ming Men (Gate of Life) to the Water Palace (Shui Kuo); the Small Intestine to the Fire Palace (Huo Kuo); the Kidney to the Wind Palace (Feng Kuo); the Spleen to the Thunder Palace (Lei Kuo); the Large Intestine to the Mountain Palace (Shan Kuo); and the San Jiao (Triple Burner) to the Marsh Palace (Ze Kuo). Although these constitute the root of the eyes, the face envelops the five Zang organs. If wind-heat accumulates, or if the qi of the seven emotions becomes stagnant and does not disperse, it attacks the eyes upward. Depending on the affected Zang organ, symptoms may include swelling, redness, pain, photophobia (aversion to light), difficulty opening the eyes due to grittiness, clouding opacities (Yun Yi), cataracts, or white membranes obscuring the vision. There are seventy-two such syndromes. Treatment must investigate the cause. For wind, dispel it; for heat, cool it; for qi stagnation, regulate and smooth it; for opacities, apply drops to clear them; for swelling and pain, reduce swelling and stop pain. This is the general principle of treatment. One must absolutely avoid using needles or knives for surgical removal; occasional success is merely luck. Only this Wan Ming Gao (Ten Thousand Brightness Ointment) encompasses the Five Elements internally and externally, unifies the interior and exterior, adapts to deficiency and excess, considers the depth of new versus chronic diseases, and adjusts for age without rigid rules, varying freely with the illness. Although eye diseases have many names, the medicinal treatments cover them all. Furthermore, one must not overuse cold/clearing agents to freeze the face and eyes, which would impede blood flow and potentially lead to stubborn diseases. Additionally, Kidney Deficiency causes blurred vision; one should warm the Lower Yuan (Lower Origin) to nourish Kidney Water. However, there are regional differences. People in the North suffer from eye diseases frequently because they expose themselves to wind and sand during the day and sleep on heated kang beds at night; the steaming effect of these two factors causes the disease. Treatment should use cooling herbs, differing from the South.
However, after children suffer from smallpox/rash, toxic heat flows into the Heart and Liver meridians and cannot dissipate on its own, attacking the eyes upward. Symptoms include unclear vision, seeing black spots, tearing in the wind, grittiness, and eventual formation of opacities. Or, women suffering from facial wind may experience sudden redness of the eyes. Or, anger and frustration injure the Heart and Lung meridians, leading to opacities and white membranes obscuring vision over time. If neglected, the clouding thickens, vision becomes unclear, causing lifelong harm. Applying a dot of Wan Ming Gao disperses the cloud like wind blowing away mist, revealing the bright sun, illuminating everything. Folk sayings attribute eye issues to offending spirits during earth-moving, leading people to pray foolishly. This is the error of fools, not the profound theory of enlightened physicians. Thus, falling into blindness has its reasons. Enlightened individuals should discriminate carefully. I have written down two internal/external medications listed below, which I have personally tested with miraculous effects. I spread them widely to benefit the world as treasures. Those who obtain them should cherish them greatly.

The eyes are the essence of the six Fu organs and five Zang organs. Redness and flesh proliferation at the outer canthus indicate Excess Heat in the Heart Meridian; redness and engorged blood vessels at the inner canthus indicate Deficient Heat in the Heart Meridian. Redness and white opacities on the cornea indicate Liver disease; red veins and membranes on the sclera indicate Lung disease; swollen eyelids resembling peaches indicate Spleen disease; tearing in the wind and seeing spots when sitting up indicate Kidney disease. Redness with pain indicates Liver Excess Heat; photophobia indicates Spleen Excess; unclear vision indicates Spleen Deficiency; excessive hard discharge indicates Lung Excess; thin non-sticky discharge indicates Lung Deficiency; curled eyelashes (trichiasis) indicate Spleen Wind; pterygium (fleshy growth over the cornea) indicates Heart Heat; nyctalopia (night blindness) is seeing clearly by day but not by night; cyanopsia (green blindness) is clear pupils but inability to see objects directly.

This secret empirical formula for ophthalmology is the number one prescription under heaven.

Qianjin Bu Yi Wan Ming Gao (Thousand Gold Unchangeable Ten Thousand Brightness Ointment)
Coptidis Rhizoma (Huang Lian, 黄连) - Clears Heart Fire; Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui, 当归) - Invigorates blood and brightens eyes; Equiseti Herba (Mu Zei, 木贼) - Treats trichiasis; Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qiang Huo, 羌活) - Treats pterygium and disperses; Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fang Feng, 防风) - Removes wind; Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Tian Ma, 天麻) - Treats photophobia; Tribuli Fructus (Bai Ji Li, 白蒺藜) - Treats grittiness; Chrysanthemi Flos (Gan Ju Hua, 甘菊花) - Treats internal cataracts and brightens eyes; Celosiae Semen (Qing Xiang Zi, 青葙子) - Treats internal cataract qi; Schizonepetae Spica (Jing Jie, 荆芥) - Treats blood pouring into the pupil; Corni Fructus (Chu Shi Zi, 楮实子) - Treats pterygium and tonifies deficiency; Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chi Shao Yao, 赤芍药) - Nourishes blood and stops pain; Gentianae Radix (Long Dan Cao, 龙胆草) - Clears Liver Fire; Rheomi Radix (Da Huang, 大黄) - Clears Stomach Fire; Bombyx Batryticatus (Chan Tui, 蝉蜕) - Removes wind and clears opacities; Lycii Fructus (Gou Qi Zi, 枸杞子) - Removes wind and brightens eyes; Cassiae Semen (Cao Jue Ming, 草决明) - Treats clouding opacities; Flos Buddlejae Officinalis (Mi Meng Hua, 密蒙花) - Clears opacities and darkness; Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhi Mu, 知母) - Nourishes Kidney Water and brightens eyes; Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Fang Ji, 防己) - Treats wind pathogens and removes heat; Paeoniae Radix Alba (Bai Shao Yao, 白芍药) - Generates blood, reduces fever, and regulates Liver meridian; Poria (Fu Ling, 茯苓) - Harmonizes middle and nourishes Heart blood; Morus Cortex (Sang Bai Pi, 桑白皮) - Clears Lung fire; Arctii Fructus (Niu Bang Zi, 牛蒡子) - Brightens eyes and clears opacities; Ophiopogonis Radix (Mai Men Dong, 麦门冬) - Clears opacities and removes Heart/Lung heat; Fritillariae Bulbus (Bei Mu, 贝母) - Regulates Lung meridian and resolves phlegm; Descurainiae Semen et Lepidii Semen (Ku Ting Li, 苦葶苈) - Opens Lung meridian, reduces swelling/pain, and brightens eyes; Halitum (Qing Yan, 青盐) - Nourishes Kidney Water and brightens eyes; Inulae Flos (Xuan Fu Hua, 旋复花) - Treats Bladder water and removes wind; Pruni Semen Persicae (Rui Ren, 蕤仁) - Clears redness and heat; Sophorae Flos (Huai Hua, 槐花) - Reduces swelling/toxicity and removes heat; Schisandrae Fructus (Wu Wei Zi, 五味子) - Nourishes Kidney, tonifies deficiency, generates fluids, and brightens eyes; Forsythiae Fructum (Lian Qiao, 连翘) - Clears Heart fire, drains heat from various meridians, and reduces swelling; Artemisiae Argyi Folium (Ai Ye, 艾叶) - Removes wind; Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Shi Chang Pu, 石菖蒲) - Opens orifices and brightens eyes; Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi, 白芷) - Removes facial wind; Nyctocalos Semen (Ye Ming Sha, 夜明砂) - Removes blurriness and brightens eyes; Halloysitum Rubrum (Chi Shi Zhi, 赤石脂) - Benefits Stomach and stops pain; Plantaginis Semen (Che Qian Zi, 车前子) - Brightens eyes and clears opacities. (Each above: 1 liang)
Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin, 黄芩) - Drains damp-heat, dries Liver fire; Phellodendri Cortex (Huang Bo, 黄柏) - Descends fire and nourishes yin; Gardeniae Fructus (Zhi Zi, 栀子) - These three clear eye membranes and reduce heat; Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Du Huo, 独活) - Treats black spots in eyes; Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuan Xiong, 川芎) - Treats wind headache with obstruction; Typhonii Rhizoma (Bai Fu Zi, 白附子) - Treats cold tearing in wind; Rehmanniae Radix Recens (Sheng Di Huang, 生地黄) - Clears blood; Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Shu Di Huang, 熟地黄) - Nourishes blood; Ligustici Wallichii Rhizome (Gao Ben, 藁本) - Removes dampness and treats sores in eyes; Polygalae Radix (Yuan Zhi, 远志) - Brightens eyes and clears dullness; Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bo He, 薄荷) - Removes pathogens, clears wind, and detoxifies; Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xi Xin, 细辛) - Removes wind and brightens eyes; Bupleuri Radix (Chai Hu, 柴胡) - Disperses and treats various eye diseases; Platycodonis Radix (Jie Geng, 桔梗) - Directs qi downward and regulates Lung meridian; Coptidis Rhizoma (Hu Huang Lian, 胡黄连) - Descends fire and removes heat; Gymnosporiae Flos (Gu Jing Cao, 谷精草) - Removes clouding opacities and benefits eyes; Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cang Zhu, 苍术) - Calms Stomach and removes wind-damp; Asparagi Radix (Tian Men Dong, 天门冬) - Stops bleeding and tonifies deficiency; Gypsum Fibrosum (Shi Gao, 石膏) - Removes wind-heat and clears Stomach fire; Stemona Radix (Bai Bu, 百部) - Clears Lung fire; Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xing Ren, 杏仁) - Unblocks intestines and moistens Lungs; Aurantii Fructus (Zhi Ke, 枳壳) - Eliminates stagnant qi and regulates intestines/stomach; Mirabilite (Pu Xiao, 朴硝) - Descends fire and opens depression; Scrophulariae Radix (Xuan Shen, 玄参) - Clears Stomach fire; Astragali Radix (Huang Qi, 黄芪) - Benefits primal qi and regulates Lung meridian; Sinomenii Caulis (Qing Teng, 青藤) - Removes heat; Semendris Fructus (Da Feng Zi, 大枫子) - Removes various winds. (Each above: 5 qian, purified)
Arecae Semen (Bing Lang, 槟榔) - Kills parasites and clears opacities; Viticis Fructus (Man Jing Zi, 蔓荆子) - Treats canthal erosion and redness; Abalone Shell (Shi Jue Ming, 石决明) - Clears Liver fire and removes Lung wind; Sophorae Radix (Ku Shen, 苦参) - Removes Large Intestine wind. (Each above: 7 qian)
Akebiae Caulis (Mu Tong, 木通) - Drains pathogenic fire from Small Intestine (6 qian); Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao, 甘草) - Resolves toxicity of other herbs and harmonizes flavors (1 liang).

All seventy-two ingredients are cut into fine slices. Use one bucket of child's urine clarified with water, placed in a porcelain basin. Add three jin of Calcined Calamine (Lu Gan Shi), soak for one day and night, clarify, and soak again. Remove the Calamine, place it in a Hun Yuan Ball (a grinding vessel), and roast it red. Soak it in the medicinal liquid. Repeat this ten-plus times. After cooling, remove the Calamine, seal it in a Yangcheng jar, and fire it. Each jar fires for the duration of three incense sticks. The lighter, clearer portion combined with subsequent herbs treats blindness; the heavier, bottom portion treats fiery eyes. Herb modifications follow. If not fired in a jar, grind the Calamine finely, wash with water to separate clear and turbid parts for dual use.
If preparing ten liang of processed Calamine, add five qian of Succinum (Hu Po), eight qian of Pearl (Zhen Zhu), all passed through the Hun Yuan Ball to become extremely fine powder. Add three qian of Borax (Bing Pian), three liang of Official Borax (Guan Peng), passed over copper ware. Six qian raw Cuttlebone (Hai Piao Xiao), two liang Chalcanthite (Dan Fan), passed over copper tiles. Two liang White Malachite (Bai Cui), roasted red and soaked in child's urine repeatedly until it becomes a greasy powder. Three qian Eagle Droppings (Ying Fen), baked on bamboo leaves and ground fine. Three qian Bear Bile (Xiong Dan), baked on pottery until nature is preserved, then ground. One liang true Human Feces (Ren Tui), washed, stir-fried yellow until nature is preserved, ground fine. One liang Equiseti Herba (Mu Zei), baked and ground fine. Five qian Alum (Ku Fan), three qian Calomel (Qing Fen), three qian Cinnabar (Shen Sha), three qian Glauber's Salt (Pi Xiao). These are the full ingredient weights. Treatment should still be adjusted according to the specific eye disease; efficacy is assured.

For long-standing eye disease with old sand-like opacities, add Cuttlebone, Coral, Azurite (Ceng Qing), and Pearl, all ground extremely fine.
For a sore embracing the black pupil, add a little purified Mercury Sulfide (Ling Sha) mixed with White Bird Dropping (Bai Ding Xiang), stirred evenly with a crow feather.
For blood pouring into the pupil, add Official Borax, Azurite (which is Chalcanthite), Succinum, and a little Mirabilite, ground fine.
For bundled clouding opacities, add White Malachite, Cuttlebone, Coral, and Pearl.
For green/red veins, add Calomel and Alum.
For internal cataract qi, add Azurite, Bear Bile, Coral, Succinum, Pearl, and a little Cinnabar.
For pterygium, add a little Ammonium Chloride (Niao Sha), Eagle Droppings, and Human Feces.
For elderly patients with dense clouding opacities covering the pupil for many years, use the full formula as drops.
For cold tearing and blurriness triggered by wind, treat with the main formula alone; no additions needed, except a small amount of Borax.
For trichiasis, add Pearl, Borax, and Succinum.
For red erosion of the eyelid margins (wind-strand), add Borax and Pearl, then wash thoroughly after fumigating with one liang Copper Green (Tong Lv) mixed with Sky Eggplant Juice and Mugwort.
External drop modifications are complete based on the disease. Internal decoctions also adjust according to symptoms, treating both interior and exterior, tonifying the Mother to benefit the Child.

Sudden onset of redness and swelling indicates severe Wind-Heat in the Liver Meridian. Sudden blindness, gritty sensation with membranes, and discharge/tearing are all due to Wind-Heat.

Xi Gan Ming Mu San (Liver-Washing Bright-Eye Powder) treats all Wind-Heat redness, swelling, and pain.
Angelicae Sinensis Radix Tail (Dang Gui Wei), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Paeoniae Radix Rubra, Rehmanniae Radix Recens, Coptidis Rhizoma, Scutellariae Radix, Gardeniae Fructus, Gypsum Fibrosum, Forsythiae Fructum, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Schizonepetae Spica, Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Viticis Fructus, Chrysanthemi Flos, Tribuli Fructus, Cassiae Semen, Platycodonis Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Equal parts).
Decoct one dose in water, take after meals. If pain is unbearable, add fire-roasted Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Chuan Wu); if pain is mild, do not use. If opacities exist, add Tribuli Fructus and Equiseti Herba, remove Paeoniae Radix. If Wind-Heat and Liver Fire are severe, add Gentianae Radix and Bupleuri Radix, remove Menthae Haplocalycis Herba. If constipation exists, add Rheomi Radix, Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, and Platycodonis Radix.

Qing Shang Ming Mu Wan (Clear Upper Bright-Eye Pill) treats all swelling/pain and Wind-Heat eye diseases.
Angelicae Sinensis Radix Tail, Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Each 6 qian); Rehmanniae Radix Recens, Coptidis Rhizoma, Scutellariae Radix, Rheomi Radix, Phellodendri Cortex (Wine-fried), Forsythiae Fructum, Platycodonis Radix, Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Schizonepetae Spica, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Chrysanthemi Flos, Cassiae Semen, Equiseti Herba, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Each 5 qian).
Grind into powder, make pills with refined honey, size of mung beans. Take 35 pills morning and evening with plain water.

Chronic blurriness indicates slight True Yin of the Kidney Meridian. Dim/weak vision unwilling to look at objects, internal cataracts with black spots, and dilated pupils indicate Blood Deficiency from mental fatigue and Kidney Deficiency.

Zi Shen Ming Mu Tang (Kidney-Nourishing Bright-Eye Decoction) treats mental fatigue/Kidney Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, and eye pain.
Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Rehmanniae Radix Recens, Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, Platycodonis Radix, Ginseng Radix, Gardeniae Fructus, Coptidis Rhizoma, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Viticis Fructus, Chrysanthemi Flos, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Halve the dosage of the above).
Decoct with a pinch of fine tea and a bundle of Lamp Wick (Deng Xin), take after meals. If heat is severe, add Gentianae Radix and Bupleuri Radix; if Kidney Deficiency, add Phellodendri Cortex and Anemarrhenae Rhizoma; if Wind-Heat congestion is severe, add Saposhnikoviae Radix and Schizonepetae Spica; if Wind-Heat redness/swelling, add Forsythiae Fructum and Scutellariae Radix.

Ming Mu San (Bright-Eye Powder)
Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Gastrodiae Rhizoma, Schizonepetae Spica, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Chrysanthemi Flos, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Forsythiae Fructum, Lycii Fructus, Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Flos Buddlejae Officinalis.
Grind equal parts into fine powder. Take 3 qian daily with tea.
Advise you to take one dose daily, so that within inches, the pupil sees the horizon.

Ming Mu Di Huang Wan (Bright-Eye Rehmannia Pill) generates essence, nourishes blood, tonifies Kidney and benefits Liver, clears opacities/membranes obscuring vision, removes grittiness/tearing, treats sudden red/hot eyes, and expels wind to brighten eyes.
Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Wine-washed), Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Each 4 liang); Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Salt-water fried), Phellodendri Cortex (Wine-fried) (Each 2 liang); Dodder Seed (Tu Si Zi, Wine-processed), Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (1 liang), Lycii Fructus (2 liang), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Wine-washed, 3 liang), Astragali Complanati Semen (Sha Yuan Ji Li, 3 liang, fried).
Grind into fine powder, make pills with refined honey, size of paulownia seeds. Take 80 pills; in summer, take with light salt water; in other months, take with wine.

Internal obstructions (Nei Zhang) are Liver diseases.

Bao Gan San (Liver-Protecting Powder)
Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Lycii Fructus, Atractylodis Rhizoma (Rice water processed), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Remove rhizome), Flos Buddlejae Officinalis, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Gastrodiae Rhizoma, Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, Bupleuri Radix, Ligustici Wallichii Rhizome, Gypsum Fibrosum, Equiseti Herba, Forsythiae Fructum, Asari Radix et Rhizoma, Platycodonis Radix, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Schizonepetae Spica (Each 1 qian); Gardeniae Fructus, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Each 5 fen); Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (1 qian).
Decoct one dose in water. Take after eating dry rice first.

Bo Yun Tui Yi Huan Jing Wan (Cloud-Pulling Opacity-Clearing Eye-Recovery Pill) Regular use ensures lifelong clear vision.
Flos Buddlejae Officinalis, Equiseti Herba, Tribuli Fructus, Bombyx Batryticatus, Halitum (Each 1 liang); Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Raw Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Squirrel brain type), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, Schizonepetae Spica, Lycii Fructus, Paeoniae Radix Alba (Each 5 qian); Sesamum Indicum Fructum (Black Sesame, 5 liang); Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Wine-washed, dried, 3 qian); Chrysanthemi Flos (6 qian).
Grind into powder, make pills with refined honey, size of bullet. Chew one pill slowly after meals, swallow with bitter tea.

External obstructions (Wai Zhang) are Lung diseases.

Si Ming Yin (Four Brightness Drink) treats all eye swelling.
Rheomi Radix, Puerariae Flos, Alismatis Rhizoma, Abalone Shell (Equal parts).
Decoct one dose in water, take orally.

Tui Yun San (Cloud-Removing Powder) treats opacities obscuring the pupil.
Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Rehmanniae Radix Recens, Chrysanthemi Flos, Gymnosporiae Flos, Equiseti Herba, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Abalone Shell, Rheomi Radix (Wine-fried), Viticis Fructus, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Phellodendri Cortex, Forsythiae Fructum, Gentianae Radix (Each 1 qian); Bombyx Batryticatus.
Decoct one dose in water, take well after meals.

Tui Yi Wan (Opacity-Removing Pill) treats various eye opacities and blurriness miraculously.
Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Tribuli Fructus (Each 1 liang); Lycii Radicis Cortex (Di Gu Pi), Sichuan Pepper (Chuan Jiao, remove seeds, 7 qian); Chrysanthemi Flos, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Flos Buddlejae Officinalis, Viticis Fructus, Schizonepetae Spica (Each 1 liang); Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, Serpentis Shed Skin (She Tui), Trichosanthes Radix (Gua Lou Gen), Corni Fructus, Coptidis Rhizoma, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Each 3 qian); Equiseti Herba (2 liang, soak overnight in child's urine).
Grind seventeen ingredients into powder, make pills with honey, ten pills per liang. Take after meals, twice daily. For opacities, swallow with rice water; for dark vision, swallow with Dang Gui Decoction; for qi obstruction, swallow with Mu Xiang Decoction; for women with blood syncope, swallow with Dang Gui and Bo He Decoction. Avoid meat, fish, and wheat products.

Ability to see far but not near indicates Excess Fire and Deficient Water. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill) plus Ostreae Concha (Mu Li). (Formula see Tonification.)

Ability to see near but not far indicates Presence of Water but Absence of Fire.

Ding Zhi Wan (Stabilize Will Pill)
Polygalae Radix (Soak in Ginger-Glicyrhiza water, remove heart), Ginseng Radix (Remove rhizome), Poria (Remove skin/wood) (Each 1 liang); Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (2 liang).
Grind into powder, make pills with refined honey, coat with Cinnabar. Take 20-30 pills before bed with plain water.

Family-Inherited Da Ming Gao (Great Brightness Ointment) Specifically treats opacities/pterygium, eroded red eyelid margins/fleshy growths, blood-filled pupils, cold tearing, photophobia, blurriness, and unceasing pain.
No needles or knives needed; apply medicine to eyes. Effects in three days, cured in ten.
Rheomi Radix, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Bupleuri Radix, Gentianae Radix, Ligustici Wallichii Rhizome, Asari Radix et Rhizoma, Paeoniae Radix Rubra, Chrysanthemi Flos (Double dose), Carthami Flos, Phellodendri Cortex, Scutellariae Radix, Forsythiae Fructum, Gardeniae Fructum, Schizonepetae Spica, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Equiseti Herba, Coptidis Rhizoma, Tribuli Fructus, Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, Ephedrae Herba (Ma Huang), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Tian Fu (Acupoint name, likely referring to a specific herb or location context, here treated as ingredient list item), Viticis Fructus, Scrophulariae Radix, Sophorae Radix, Angelicae Sinensis Radix Tail, Akebiae Caulis, Rehmanniae Radix Recens, Morus Cortex, Plantaginis Semen, Aurantii Fructus, Mirabilite, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma.
Cut into ten large doses. Decoct in five bowls of child's urine until cooked. Take one jin purified Calcined Calamine, roast red in charcoal, quench into the medicine ten times. Grind fine, remove coarse dregs. Place medicine in a water-copper basin, boil over double boiler until dry, forming a cake. Sun-dry, grind over a thousand times. Per liang of paste, add eight qian Saltpeter (Yan Xiao) and five fen Lead Oxide (Huang Dan), grind another thousand times. Store in porcelain jar, apply to eyes. For pterygium/clouding/dullness/erosion/wind-eye, add a little Borax.

Bo Yun San (Cloud-Pulling Powder) Treats all Wind-Heat swelling/pain, blurriness, flower-like opacities, extreme redness, and unbearable pain. Most effective.
Calcined Calamine (Roasted, quenched in child's urine, 5 qian), Pearl, Chalcanthite (Each 5 fen); Large Piece of Brain/Borneol (Ban fen); Stone Crab (Shi Xie, 1 qian); Stone Swallow (Shi Yan, vinegar-quenched); Succinum, Agate (Each 5 fen); Palace Borax (Passed over copper), Cinnabar, Coptidis Rhizoma (Each 1 qian); Frankincense (Ru Xiang), Dragon's Blood (Xue Jie) (Each 5 fen).
Grind into extremely fine powder, store in porcelain. Wash eyes with cool water first, pick medicine with silver hairpin, apply to eyes. Effect comes after a while. To make ointment, mix with honey and apply.

1. After eye disease, slight heat remains, sclera is red, excessive discharge/tearing, no pain but grittiness/difficulty opening. This is due to excessive bitter-cold medicines blocking the Nine Orifices with True Qi. Eyes are blurry. Use Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify Middle and Augment Qi Decoction), remove Chen Pi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, add Fang Feng, Bai Zhi, Man Jing Zi. (Formula see Tonification.)

2. For blurry vision, use Liu Wei Wan (Six-Ingredient Pill) plus Gou Qi Zi, Dang Gui, Gan Ju Hua. (Formula see Tonification.)

3. Scholars experiencing tight/gritty eyes in late afternoon unable to look around indicate sinking of Primal Qi. Use Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang doubling Ren Shen and Huang Qi; several doses cure. (Formula see Tonification.)

Official Zhang Yugong had red, unclear eyes. After taking wind-dispelling/heat-clearing herbs, he became more sensitive to light and deaf. Pulse was large and empty. This was due to overwork of the mind and irregular diet. Use Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang plus Fu Shen, Suan Zao Ren, Shan Yao, Shan Zhu Yu, Wu Wei Zi; cured instantly. Later, heavy labor worsened it; use Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (Ten Great Tonics Decoction) combined with previous herbs; gradually improved. Finally, cured with Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang plus previous herbs. (Formulas see Tonification.)

Physicians who do not regulate the Spleen/Stomach and nourish Blood/calming Spirit, treating symptoms rather than root, do not understand the correct principle. If one generally uses pungent-cool/bitter-cold agents, it damages Blood and Qi, promoting internal cataracts.

Smoke emerging from the corners of the eyes indicates Liver Fire. Use equal parts Chai Hu and Huang Lian, decoct in large amount of water, drink frequently before bed. Several doses cure.