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Longmu Lun Huanjing Wan: Treats redness and dryness in the eyes with nebulae, which may be black, white, or red. These conditions are caused by accumulated heat in the Liver (Gan) and wind-pathogens affecting the Lung (Fei).
At the onset of the disease, acupuncture treatment at relevant acupoints should be performed first; subsequently, this formula is taken internally.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Chongweizi (Leonuri Fructus), Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) [each 2 liang]; Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) [0.5 liang]; Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma); Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) [each 2.5 liang].
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of guaiacum seeds. Take ten pills on an empty stomach with tea water.
Note: There are many formulas in this treatise for treating internal cataracts that are similar to this one; this method is retained here for reference.

Jufang Chanhua Wubi San: Treats adults and children suffering from liver injury due to wind-toxins, or qi attack, resulting in dim vision of all kinds, gradual formation of corneal opacities (nebulae), or chronic cephalalgia (head wind) causing traction and twitching of both eyes, leading to progressively smaller palpebral fissures and red, ulcerated orbits.
Fuling (Poria), Gancao (Licorice Root, prepared with honey), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) [each 4 liang]; Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shijueming (Arconis Concha, cooked in salt water and ground to powder), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) [each 3 liang]; Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra, stir-fried) [10 liang]; Jili (Tribuli Fructus, stir-fried) [0.5 jin]; Chantui (Cicadae Periostracum) [1 liang]; Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) [12 liang]; Shetui (Bovis Cornu Degradatum) [1 liang].
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Take 3 qian each time, mixed with rice wash water after meals; tea water is also acceptable.
Note: This formula comprises herbs belonging to the Foot-Taiyang, Foot-Yangming, Foot-Shaoyang, Foot-Taiyin, and Foot-Jueyin meridians.

Chanhua San: Treats heat accumulation in the Liver meridian where toxic vapors ascend to attack, causing red and swollen eyes, excessive tearing, photophobia, and all types of wind-heat induced visual obscurity and nebulae.
Gujingcao (Evodiae Flos), Juhua (Chrysanthemi Flos), Chantui (Cicadae Periostracum), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Gancao (Licorice Root, prepared with honey), Baijili (Tribuli Fructus, stir-fried), Caojueming (Apri Concha), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Mimenghua (Myricariae Flos), Muzei (Equiseti Herba), Jingjisui (Schizonepetae Spica), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Manjingzi (Viticis Fructus) [equal parts].
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Take 2 qian each time, mixed with tea water after meals.
Note: This formula comprises herbs belonging to the Foot-Taiyang, Foot-Shaoyin, Foot-Jueyin, and Hand-Taiyin meridians.

Ben Shi Fang Yanggan Wan:
Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen), Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Juemingzi (Cassiae Semen), Fuling (Poria), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus), Chongweizi (Leonuri Fructus), Kutinglei (Descurainiae Semen seu Fructus), Ruiren (Pruni Armeniacae Semen), Difuzi (Kochiae Scopariae Herba), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, stir-fried), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Qingxiangzi (Celosiae Semen) [each 1 liang]; Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) [1.5 liang]; Baijieyanggan (White Ram Liver, specifically the sub-hepatic lobe, one slice, thinly cut, dried on a new tile) [prepared separately].
Grind the herbal ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of guaiacum seeds. Take 30-40 pills each time with warm water, three times daily.
Note: This formula comprises herbs belonging to the Foot-Taiyang, Foot-Shaoyin, Hand-Taiyin, and Foot-Shaoyin meridians.

Mifang Boyun Tuiyi Wan: Transmitted by Imperial Physician Liu Changzu during the Huangtong era of the Jin Dynasty.
Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Gancao (Licorice Root, prepared with honey), Manjingzi (Viticis Fructus, roasted), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) [each 0.5 liang]; Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Muzei (Equiseti Herba, soaked overnight then roasted), Mimenghua (Myricariae Flos), Jingjisui (Schizonepetae Spica), Digupi (Phellodendri Cortex), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Baijili (Tribuli Fructus), Ganjuhua (Chrysanthemi Indici Flos) [each 1 liang]; Shetui (Bovis Cornu Degradatum), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) [each 3 qian]; Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, 7.5 qian, stir-fried to remove seeds), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 1.5 liang, soaked in wine then roasted dry), Chantui (Cicadae Periostracum) [3 qian].
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills. Each liang of powder makes ten pills. Take one pill each time, after meals and before retiring, three doses per day. For cases with nebulae, take with rice wash water; for dim vision, take with Danggui Decoction; for internal cataracts, take with Muxiang Decoction.
Note: This formula comprises herbs belonging to the Foot-Taiyang, Foot-Jueyin, and Hand-Shaoyin meridians. However, diseases of the corneal opacity involve distinctions of qi and blood deficiency or excess, and may be complicated by phlegm-heat, emotional disturbances, or external pathogens (wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, fire). The manifestations vary greatly, and the root cause must be investigated carefully. The aforementioned methods cannot exhaustively cover all variations of the disease; practitioners should expand their understanding accordingly.